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New York Post
18-05-2025
- General
- New York Post
Mexican navy tall ship lost power before Brooklyn Bridge crash that injured dozens: NYPD
The Mexican navy tall ship that crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday night apparently lost power shortly before the collision, the NYPD said. The hulking Cuauhtémoc, which holds a crew of 277 largely made up of cadets, appeared to lose control as it went backwards into the bridge and slammed its towering masts into the roadbed at about 8:30 p.m. Two sailors were on top of one of the 147-foot masts when it struck the bridge. So far, four people on board were critically injured in the crash and another 23 were injured, the NYPD said. The finding of loss of power is only preliminary officials cautioned and the The National Transportation Safety Board is still investigating. Officials said the ship was on its way out of New York on its way to Iceland when the disaster occurred.
NBC News
13-04-2025
- NBC News
Helicopter in Hudson River crash lacked flight recorders, officials say
As crews continue to search for key parts of the helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River, one critical piece of evidence that is typically accessible to investigators won't be available in this case. 'The helicopter was not equipped with any flight recorders. No onboard video recorders or camera recorders have been recovered and none of the helicopter avionics onboard recorded information that could be used for the investigation,' The National Transportation Safety Board said in a statement Sunday. Thursday's deadly accident claimed the lives of a family of five visiting from Spain and the pilot. 'Divers from the New York Police Department are continuing to search for the helicopter's main rotor, main gear box, tail rotor and a large portion of the tail boom. Side-scanning sonar is being used to identify potential locations of wreckage,' the NTSB's statement said. According to officials, the last major inspection of the helicopter was on March 1st, and before the crash, it completed seven tour flights. Now, lawmakers are calling on federal agencies to increase regulations and protocols for these types of helicopter tours. 'The company has an operating certificate from the FAA that is called a 'Part 91'. It does not require the entire team of people who oversee or fly the helicopter to have the level of training and experience that commercial and passenger helicopters,' Senator Chuck Schumer said Sunday at a press conference. He spoke at the Wall Street Heliport in Manhattan, where the 'New York Helicopter Tours' launched the fatal Bell 206 L-4 helicopter Thursday. Officials say the pilot Seankese Johnson, was a Navy veteran who earned his commercial pilot's license in 2023 and logged over 800 hours of flight time as of March. 'Right now, New York Helicopter Tours is under federal investigation for these deaths, but first, I am urging the FAA to pull their operating certificate immediately and cease flights until their full investigation is concluded,' Schumer added. New York Helicopter Tours said they are fully cooperating with the federal investigation. The Democratic senator also called for increased federal regulations at all New York City area helicopter tour companies—flights he described as 'risky.' 'I'm also demanding that the FAA increase what are called 'ramp inspections' at other metro area helicopter tour companies,' he added, 'A ramp inspection is a surprise inspection. They show up unannounced and check if things are on the level and the helicopters are doing the right thing.' Schumer's stance contrasts sharply with that of Mayor Eric Adams, who voiced full support of touristic helicopters in New York City during an interview with Fox 5 on Friday, stating he would not add further regulations. 'That is part of the attraction of businesses being in the city, people coming to the city, seeing the city from the air. As part of the attraction, what we must do is make sure it's safe, make sure it is done correctly,' Adams said.
Yahoo
30-03-2025
- Yahoo
U.S. Bancorp vice chair's plane crashed on Saturday, bank says it believes he was on board
(Reuters) - A plane registered to U.S. Bancorp's Vice Chair Terry Dolan crashed in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota on Saturday, the bank said in a statement on Sunday. The Minnesota-based lender said the medical examiner's office has not been able to confirm whether Dolan was on board, but "we believe he was." In addition to vice chair, Dolan became the lender's chief administration officer in 2023, according to the company's website The National Transportation Safety Board said it is investigating the crash of a Socata TBM 700 airplane on Saturday near Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. The NTSB said preliminary information indicated only one person was on board, but it does not release the identities of those involved in crashes. The plane had departed Des Moines International Airport in Iowa and was bound for Anoka County-Blaine Airport when the crash occurred, CBS News reported, citing the Federal Aviation Administration.
The Hill
31-01-2025
- The Hill
Flight recorders recovered in DCA crash
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Thursday that they recovered flight data recorders, known as black boxes, from the aircraft involved in the deadly mid-air collision near Reagan Washington National Airport earlier this week. 'NTSB investigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the Bombardier CRJ700 airplane involved in yesterday's mid-air collision at DCA,' NTSB revealed in a post on social platform X. 'The recorders are at the NTSB labs for evaluation.' Response teams have been working to recover evidence from the Potomac River after an American Airlines passenger plane and Army Black Hawk helicopter conducting a training flight collided outside of Washington, D.C., on Wednesday evening. NTSB is leading the probe into the crash that likely killed 69 people — 64 from the plane, including passengers and crew, and the three soldiers on the helicopter — making it the deadliest aviation accident in nearly 24 years. As of Friday morning, officials told The Hill's partner NewsNation that 41 bodies have been recovered. 'Our investigative team will be on scene as long as it takes in order to obtain all of the perishable evidence and all the fact finding that is needed to bring us to a conclusion of probable cause,' Brice Banning, a senior aviation accident investigator told reporters during a press briefing. 'Our mission is to understand not just what happened, but why it happened and to recommend changes to prevent it from happening again,' Banning continued. 'Since we're just beginning our investigation, we don't have a great deal of information to share right now.' Officials say they hope to release a preliminary report of the accident within 30 days. Investigators noted that they will evaluate human error, machine failure and environmental factors that may have caused the mid-air collision.
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Watch live: NTSB to provide update on National Airport plane collision investigation
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is slated to provide an update Thursday afternoon on the investigation into the recent fatal midair aircraft collision near Reagan Washington National Airport. About 60 people were believed to be on the American Airlines flight that collided with a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on its final approach to the airport in Arlington, Va. All are feared to be dead, and recovery operations are underway in the nearby Potomac River. President Trump called the crash a 'tragedy of terrible proportions' in remarks Thursday but quickly politicized the incident and blamed his Democratic predecessors, claiming they lowered aviation safety standards. He also took aim at diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, citing efforts by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to hire people with disabilities. 'A group within the FAA determined that the workforce was too white, then they had concerted efforts to get the administration to change that and to change it immediately,' Trump said. 'This was in the Obama administration.' Trump acknowledged it is still unclear who was at fault for the collision in his Thursday press briefing. The NTSB, alongside the FAA and other federal and local agencies, are investigating the crash. The NTSB briefing is expected to begin at 2:45 p.m. EST. Watch the live video above. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
