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Title: 11 March: Helicopter crash in East River (NYC)
Post by: kitsaber691 on March 11, 2018, 09:34:17 PM

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Helicopter-Crashes-Into-East-River-Manhattan-Rescue-476498023.html (https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Helicopter-Crashes-Into-East-River-Manhattan-Rescue-476498023.html)

This just happened a couple of hours ago. Helicopter N350LH called a MAYDAY into LaGuardia with an engine failure. Information is still coming in as I type this, but there do appear to be fatalities.

Track from FR24: https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n350lh#10af12c6 (https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n350lh#10af12c6)

Title: Re: 11 March: Helicopter crash in East River (NYC)
Post by: KB4TEZ on March 12, 2018, 06:40:22 AM

Pilot radioed for help before fatal crash in New York City's East River

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pilot-radioed-for-help-before-fatal-crash-in-new-york-citys-east-river/ar-BBK70nX?li=BBnbfcL

NEW YORK, March 11 (Reuters) - A helicopter carrying six people crashed in New York City's East River on Sunday, killing all passengers, while the pilot survived, police said.

Moments before it crashed into the frigid waters, the pilot frantically radioed for help, the New York Daily News and other media reported.

"Mayday, mayday, mayday," the pilot said, according to news accounts. "Engine failure. We've got an engine failure over the East River."