A sightseeing helicopter that plunged into the Hudson River near New York City last year, killing a family of five and the pilot, crashed after hitting a flock of geese, the National Transportation ...
The Federal Aviation Administration has said that helicopters are especially vulnerable to bird strikes because they fly at low altitudes.
The remains of several geese were found on the wreckage of a sightseeing helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River last April in New York City that killed six people, investigators said Thursday.
Bird strike may have caused NYC helicopter crash that killed 6, NTSB says - Helicopters are especially vulnerable to bird strikes because they fly at low altitudes ...
Hear audio of air-traffic controllers and the pilot of US Airways flight 1549, which crash landed in New York's Hudson River in January. The pilot 'Sully' Sullenberger guided the plane into the river ...