- Investigators found remains of multiple geese on the wreckage, suggesting the sightseeing helicopter struck birds before crashing into the Hudson.
- Six people died — a Spanish executive, his wife and three children, and the pilot — in the April 2025 crash.
- The accident spurred safety scrutiny: the tour operator was grounded, the FAA and NTSB investigated, and officials pushed for tighter limits on nonessential helicopter flights.
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