So so sad.....life is a vapor and can be extinguished in a moment. Children. Heartbreaking......
Another source said it looks like the helicopter was performing extreme maneuvers, maybe trying to impress the kids on board.
just awul.
It happens around Manhattan
Lotsa chopper traffic
It looks like the main propellor and the whole tail came off.
How can that happen to both at the same time? The helicopter was not spinning, so the tail wouldn’t have come off from tremendous spiraling.
They were visiting from Spain this is a sight seeing helicopter tour..by the looks of the video, NOTHING could have been done here, no amount of expertise could have stopped this, unfortunately these people were dead the second they got on board..prayers for their family
Counterfeit parts/bolts?
Tail rotor going out of sync with main rotor is the likely cause - have seen this in MIL birds (Ch-46/47).
Prayers up
Poor kids.
The “on scene” News Max reporter mentioned the blades came off.
Victims are Spanish CEO and his family. Hmmm.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/us/hudson-helicopter-crash-what-we-know-intl-hnk/index.html
Helicopters vibrate.
That affects rotational balance (and a lot of other things).
The rotating things, are always trying to leave.
GOOD: Inspect, more often than “statistics say.”
BAD: Inspect, only when “statistics say.”