The helicopter pilot was called shortly before the accident in the Hudson: “He needed fuel”
More details on the tragic accident of the Hudson river begin to be known that they cost six people, five of whom are a Spanish family. A few minutes before the accident, the pilot would warn himself from the radio that he needed fuel.
The event occurred around 15:15 (local time), just 15 minutes after taking off by Manhattan Skyport. The helicopter made tourist tours in the city and had flown emblematic points such as the statue of freedom and the island of the governor.
The plane transported the Escobar-Camprubí family, made up of Agustín Escobar, Camprubí Montal goods and their three children, who were on vacation in New York to celebrate the birthday of one of the youngest. All the occupants were saved lifeless by the water.
Michael Roth, owner of the company of the New York helicopter aircraft, confirmed that the pilot (not yet publicly identified) had communicated his intention to return to the Elipi to refuel from the radio. “He said he was landing and that he needed fuel and had to use about three minutes, but he never arrived” Indicates information on telegraph. Twenty minutes later, the helicopter disappeared from the radar.
The images spread on social networks show the moment when the helicopter loses its main rotor before running into the water. Face witnesses to Face described the sound as a “outbreak” and saw how the ship broke in two in the air.
The New York police investigator Jessica Tisch confirmed that the plane “lost control and rushed into the water”. The National Board of Security in transport and FAA investigate the causes of the accident, while the work of recovery of the continuous apparatus. “We are devastated,” said Roth. “I had never seen anything like that for more than 30 years. But these are machines, sometimes they fail.”
