A 17-person investigative team has started the laborious task of piecing together what led to the New York City sightseeing helicopter to break apart midair Thursday before crashing into the water, killing six, said National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy.
A preliminary cause in the horrifying Hudson River helicopter crash likely will take “quite some time” to determine, said a top federal safety official Friday — as she revealed the doomed craft’s rotors still remain missing.
A 17-person investigative team has started the laborious task of piecing together what led to the New York City sightseeing helicopter to break apart midair Thursday before crashing into the water, killing six, said National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy.
