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Back in 2009 there was a midair collision [1] between a tour helicopter and a private plane which sadly killed 9 people. If I remember right, there was some sim
by cornellwright 11y ago
Back in 2009 there was a midair collision [1] between a tour helicopter and a private plane which sadly killed 9 people. If I remember right, there was some simple steps done to try to improve safety in the Hudson corridor, but nothing that really slowed down the growth of the industry.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Hudson_River_mid-air_collision https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Hudson_River_mid-air_coll...
- bigiain 11y agoThere was a single aircraft tourist flight crash with fatalities in 2011 as well: http://www.smh.com.au/world/sydney-woman-dead-after-chopper-crashes-into--new-york-river-20111004-1l7si.html http://www.smh.com.au/world/sydney-woman-dead-after-chopper-... (Which I only know about because one of the passengers ran a great tapas bar just up the street from my place...)