2025 Hudson River helicopter crash

2025 Hudson River helicopter crash
NTSB investigators surveying the wreckage of the helicopter
Accident
DateApril 10, 2025 (2025-04-10)
SummaryIn-flight breakup; under investigation
Site
Aircraft

N216MH, the helicopter involved in the accident, pictured in 2024
Aircraft typeBell 206 LongRanger IV
OperatorNew York Helicopter
IATA flight No.NY39
ICAO flight No.NYH39
Call signNEW YORK 39
RegistrationN216MH
Flight originDowntown Manhattan Heliport, New York City, U.S.
DestinationDowntown Manhattan Heliport
Occupants6
Passengers5
Crew1
Fatalities6
Survivors0

On April 10, 2025, a Bell 206 LongRanger IV helicopter on a sightseeing tour crashed into the Hudson River near Jersey City, New Jersey, across the river from New York City. All six onboard—a family of five and the pilot—were killed. Operated by New York Helicopter, the aircraft was on its eighth flight of the day when its tail boom failed and initiated a mid-air breakup.