Chuck Schumer calls on tour company to halt flights as NTSB investigates crash that killed all six people on board
The helicopter that crashed into New York City’s Hudson River on Thursday – killing all six on board, including three children – lacked flight recorders, said the US’s National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
It was also on its eighth tour flight of the day, having already completed seven, according to federal investigators.
No video or camera recorders have been recovered from the Bell 206 helicopter, the NTSB said in an update late on Saturday – and none of the equipment on it had recorded information that would help the investigation.
I’ve seen Instagram reels from commercial pilots with GoPros and other devices in the cockpit during flight. I assume as long as it’s not connected to the aircraft, it’s fair game (probably with approval from the airline, though, not just walking in with random personal devices and sticking them up).