The Hudson River sightseeing helicopter crash that killed six

Gone quiet · last story Jul 16, 2026

What this arc covers

The April 2025 crash of a sightseeing helicopter into the Hudson River in New York City that killed six people, the finding that it had no flight recorder and broke apart in midair, and the FAA's grounding of the tour company.

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Earliest story we hold Apr 10, 2025 · 6 stories · 83 independent sources (counted once each) · 462 days

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Part of Air crashes

  1. The Azerbaijan Airlines crash and Russia's role in itDec 25, 2024 – Oct 9, 2025
  2. The Hudson River sightseeing helicopter crash that killed sixThis arcApr 10, 2025 – Jul 16, 2026
  3. The Louisville UPS plane crash and the grounding of the MD-11Nov 4, 2025 – May 19, 2026

Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning

Jul 16– 172026An NYC helicopter that crashed and killed 6 last year shows signs of bird strike, safety board says83 articles · 36 independent sources
4 left, 7 center, 1 right
May 7– 82025New report shows helicopter breaking apart in midair before crash that killed 6 in New York10 articles · 10 independent sources
3 left, 2 center, 1 right
Apr 152025FAA emergency order grounds NYC helicopter tour company involved in deadly crash19 articles · 13 independent sources
1 left, 5 center, 1 right

Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side

Apr 2025Jul 2025Oct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026

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Every week as a table
Week ofLeftCenterRightArticles
Apr 7, 2025183415206
Apr 14, 2025318369
May 5, 20253219
Jul 13, 202647183

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

25% left · 56% center · 19% right of 83 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 6 stories.

Every storyoldest first

  1. April 2025

    Apr 10– 12Six people have died in a helicopter crash in the Hudson River in New York City, an AP source says196 articles · 76 independent sources
    17 left, 34 center, 15 right
  2. Apr 11– 13Helicopter in Hudson River Crash Lacked Recorder, NTSB Says18 articles · 11 independent sources
    5 left, 2 center, 3 right
  3. Apr 13– 14FAA says company whose NYC sightseeing chopper crashed, killing 6, is ceasing operations immediately53 articles · 34 independent sources
    3 left, 15 center, 3 right
  4. Apr 15FAA emergency order grounds NYC helicopter tour company involved in deadly crash19 articles · 13 independent sources
    1 left, 5 center, 1 right

  5. May 2025

    May 7– 8New report shows helicopter breaking apart in midair before crash that killed 6 in New York10 articles · 10 independent sources
    3 left, 2 center, 1 right

  6. July 2026

    Jul 16– 17An NYC helicopter that crashed and killed 6 last year shows signs of bird strike, safety board says83 articles · 36 independent sources
    4 left, 7 center, 1 right