New York helicopter company shutting down following crash that killed 6

The company that operated the helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River in New York last week, killing all six people on board, will shut down immediately, the Federal Aviation Administration said late Sunday.

The company that operated the helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River in New York last week, killing all six people on board, will shut down immediately, the Federal Aviation Administration said late Sunday.

New York Helicopter Tours is "shutting down their operations immediately," the FAA said in a statement on X, adding that it would launch a review of the company's license and safety records.

The company is already subject to an investigation from the National Transportation Safety Board, which said Saturday that the helicopter was not fitted with any flight recorders or onboard cameras.

A family of five visiting from Spain including three children — plus the pilot — were killed when the helicopter plunged into the river Thursday.

They were Agustin Escobar, 49 and Mercè Camprubí Montal, 39, and their three children, Victor, 4, Mercedes, 8, and Agustin, 10. The pilot, 36-year-old Seankese Johnson, was a U.S. Navy veteran who qualified as a commercial pilot in 2023 with more than 800 hours' flying time.

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