Coverage dated April 10, 2025 to April 12, 2025

Tourist helicopter that crashed into the Hudson did not have a flight recorder: NTSB

Headline from ABC 7 Los Angeles, on the newest of 3 developments

A family member of five of the Hudson River helicopter crash victims spoke out on Saturday. The NTSB is investigating the cause of the NYC crash.

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3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

Apr 11, 2025
NTSB says no preliminary cause of Hudson crash as officials identify helicopter pilot
Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth ·
Apr 12, 2025
NYC helicopter that plunged into Hudson River had mechanical issue months before fatal wreck
Headline from New York Post ·
Apr 13, 2025Newest
Tourist helicopter that crashed into the Hudson did not have a flight recorder: NTSB
Headline from ABC 7 Los Angeles ·

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18 articles, oldest first.

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
NTSB says no preliminary cause of Hudson crash as officials identify helicopter pilot (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)
Published Apr 10, 2025
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description
A helicopter broke apart in midair and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River between Manhattan and the New Jersey waterfront Thursday.
Insider
What we know about why a tourist helicopter crashed into the Hudson River (opens Insider)
Published Apr 10, 2025
Insider's feed description
A former military helicopter pilot says the fatal accident appears to be a result of a "catastrophic mechanical failure." The NTSB is investigating.
amNewYork
BREAKING: Helicopter crashed into the Hudson River Thursday afternoon (opens amNewYork)
Published Apr 10, 2025
amNewYork's feed description
A helicopter crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday afternoon, the NYPD has reported.
NBC News
What aviation experts say about the doomed helicopter in the fatal New York crash (opens NBC News)
Published Apr 11, 2025
NBC News's feed description
The pilot of the tourist helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday afternoon could not have done anything to save himself or his five passengers after the aircraft’s rotor blades and its tail boom detached in the air, an aviation expert said Friday.
New York Post
NYC helicopter that plunged into Hudson River had mechanical issue months before fatal wreck (opens New York Post)
Published Apr 11, 2025
New York Post's feed description
The New York City helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River was damaged months before it broke apart midair and killed all six onboard, including the pilot and a family of five, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Bloomberg
Helicopter in Hudson River Crash Lacked Recorder, NTSB Says (opens Bloomberg)
Published Apr 12, 2025
Bloomberg's feed description
The helicopter that plunged into the Hudson River on Thursday and killed all six people aboard was on its eighth sightseeing trip of the day and lacked a flight data recorder, federal investigators said.
ABC 7 Los Angeles
Tourist helicopter that crashed into the Hudson did not have a flight recorder: NTSB (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)
Published Apr 12, 2025
ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description
A family member of five of the Hudson River helicopter crash victims spoke out on Saturday. The NTSB is investigating the cause of the NYC crash.
Fox News
NTSB finds tour helicopter that crashed into Hudson River 'was not equipped with any flight recorders' (opens Fox News)
Published Apr 12, 2025
Fox News's feed description
Federal investigators have confirmed the tour helicopter that fatally crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday did not have any flight records.
The Guardian
Helicopter in fatal New York crash lacked flight recorders, officials say (opens The Guardian)
Published Apr 12, 2025
The Guardian's feed description
Aircraft crash that killed all six people on board was on its eighth tour flight of the day, federal investigators say
NBC New York
Helicopter didn't have recording devices when it crashed into the Hudson: NTSB (opens NBC New York)
Published Apr 12, 2025
NBC New York's feed description
Divers from the NYPD continued their search into Sunday for the helicopter's main rotor, main gear box, tail rotor and large portion of the tail boom, according...
New York Post
Doomed helicopter in Hudson River crash was on eighth flight of day and lacked flight recorder: officials (opens New York Post)
Published Apr 12, 2025
New York Post's feed description
The doomed helicopter that crashed in the Hudson River killing six Thursday was on its eighth flight of the day and lacked a flight recorder, according to officials.
amNewYork
Hudson River helicopter crash: Doomed tourist chopper did not have a black box; some wreckage still not recovered | amNewYork (opens amNewYork)
Published Apr 12, 2025
amNewYork's feed description
The doomed tourist helicopter that broke apart mid-air Thursday before plunging into the Hudson River, killing all on board, was not equipped with a black box.
NBC News
Helicopter in Hudson River crash lacked flight recorders, officials say (opens NBC News)
Published Apr 12, 2025
NBC News's feed description
As crews continue to search for key parts of the helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River, they won’t find one piece of evidence that is usually critical to investigators.
Gothamist
Helicopter that crashed in Hudson River went 5 weeks without (opens Gothamist)
Published Apr 12, 2025
Gothamist's feed description
The NTSB report also said the aircraft did not have any flight recorders.
Breitbart News
Helicopter in Fatal Hudson River Crash Did Not Have Flight Recorders (opens Breitbart News)
Published Apr 12, 2025
Breitbart News's feed description
There were no flight recorders on the helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday, killing six people, according to the NTSB.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.