Helicopter with a “heavy folder” Bell 206 that fell on the Hudson River – had been involved in accidents and in the past

The owner of the helicopter Bell206l-4 Longranger IV, which fell to the Hudson River, causing the death of Siemens CEO Spain, Augustine Escobar, his family and the pilot, had previously been involved in security problems. This reveals CNN, stressing that the aircraft problems presented by the helicopter had been investigated by the US federal air authorities. According to CNN, in 2015, a New York Helicopter Charter pilot was forced to land on New Jersey, as the helicopter was hovering 6 meters high for a short period of time. A first inspection revealed that erosion could have been removed from sections of the helicopter and some components may have been such a distortion that they were considered “inappropriate for flight”, according to an inspector at the time. Prior to Yesterday’s Deadly Chopper Crash, New York Helicopter Had a Couple of Previous Incidents, Including a Water Landing in the Hudson Back in 2013. But Its […]
Source: News Beast

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