NY - Helicopter crashes on top of building in midtown Manhattan

[BetteDavisEyes]

Helicopter crashes on top of building in Midtown Manhattan

The helicopter crashed into the top of 787 Seventh Avenue, the FDNY said.

 

[lucylulu]

ABC7 Eyewitness News on Twitter

 

[lucylulu]

Helicopter crash-lands on Midtown Manhattan office building, 1 killed http://nypost.com/2019/06/10/helico...medium=site buttons&utm_campaign=site buttons via @nypmetro

A helicopter crash-landed atop a Midtown Manhattan office building Monday afternoon, officials told The Post.

At least one person, believed to be the pilot, was killed, a senior NYPD official said.

The “hard landing” sparked a fire on the roof of 787 Seventh Avenue that has already been extinguished, the NYPD tweeted.

The incident occurred shortly before 2 p.m. during rain and fog.

There is no landing pad on top of the building, officials said.

Zach Escalante, a computer programmer who works on the third floor, said, “We felt the building move.”

more at link

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

New York Fire Department: Helicopter crash reported in Manhattan

Pilot killed in crash

 

[LadyL]

geez that must have terrified people who experienced 9-11

 

[lucylulu]

geez that must have terrified people who experienced 9-11

yes, major PTSD...

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

NYC Fire Department: Helicopter pilot has died

New York – The New York City Fire Department says the pilot of a helicopter that crashed on a Manhattan skyscraper rooftop has died...

It does not appear anyone else was on board when the crash occurred at around 2 p.m...

 

[TeaTime]

Sad that the pilot died.

 

[lucylulu]

Sad that the pilot died.

Yes, very sad. Prayers to the Pilot and love ones.

 

[dotr]

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2019/06/10/helicopter-crash-reported-in-manhattan/

 

[Trudie]

The big question is why he was flying in NYC/Times Square area & in the current weather, according to all the televised reports I’ve listened to.
Chaos on the stairwell corridors existed during evacuation, which is to be xpected, I guess.

 

[PrairieWind]

The big question is why he was flying in NYC/Times Square area & in the current weather, according to all the televised reports I’ve listened to.
Chaos on the stairwell corridors existed during evacuation, which is to be xpected, I guess.

I haven't heard anything about who owned the helicopter. It kind of seems odd that he was alone in the helicopter, but then i don't know much about helicopter flying in NYC.
That is unfortunate to hear about chaos in the stairways. But of course that had been working in the building had no idea what had happened and were undoubtedly in a hurry to get the hell out of the building. But, panicking just slows things down. I head one woman on TV, not sure which network it was. She worked in the building and said they heard and felt a rumbling. She initially thought it was an earthquake. Then someone said there smoke coming from the top of the building and everyone headed for the exits.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Governor: Helicopter crash triggers 9/11 memories for New Yorkers

Mayor says nothing suggests terror was involved

 

[PrairieWind]

Watch New York helicopter flying erratically 'moments before skyscraper crash'

I just saw this video of the helicopter taking a nose dive, but recovering, before the crash. I read that the helicopter was in restricted airspace and officials were not yet sure if he had authorization to be there or not.

 

[zecats]

The big question is why he was flying in NYC/Times Square area & in the current weather, according to all the televised reports I’ve listened to.
Chaos on the stairwell corridors existed during evacuation, which is to be xpected, I guess.

You are correct. That is restricted air space. Plus the weather was rainy and foggy at the time.
Both my grown children and their spouses work in Manhattan. My sil works only a block away from where this crash occurred. I checked on them all, of course, and he says everyone heard it from his office location at Rockefeller Center.
I feel as if I'm regularly checking on them all after hearing news that something has happened in NYC. Seemingly it was an accident this time, but with some questions still needing answers.

 

[dotr]

 

[mickey2942]

The wind in NYC is almost like being in a canyon. Rain, fog...I wonder who he dropped off...

 

[blankenship]

Airport manager Paul Dudley told the New York Times that pilot Tim McCormack worked for the helicopter's owner, Daniele Bodini, who he said commuted between the city and upstate New York.

Officials said on Monday McCormack had taken off from the 34th Street heliport 11 minutes before he crashed with the helicopter onto top of the 750-foot tall building, setting its roof ablaze.

They said the pilot had been waiting out the bad weather but ultimately decided to fly, and may have been heading to its home airport, which is southeast of the city, taking a route around the southern tip of Manhattan where Battery Park City is located before veering toward midtown somewhere between 40th and 49th streets.

Helicopter crashes on to roof of a skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan sparking mass evacuation | Daily Mail Online

 

[LadyL]

Airport manager Paul Dudley told the New York Times that pilot Tim McCormack worked for the helicopter's owner, Daniele Bodini, who he said commuted between the city and upstate New York.

Officials said on Monday McCormack had taken off from the 34th Street heliport 11 minutes before he crashed with the helicopter onto top of the 750-foot tall building, setting its roof ablaze.

They said the pilot had been waiting out the bad weather but ultimately decided to fly, and may have been heading to its home airport, which is southeast of the city, taking a route around the southern tip of Manhattan where Battery Park City is located before veering toward midtown somewhere between 40th and 49th streets.

Helicopter crashes on to roof of a skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan sparking mass evacuation | Daily Mail Online

[bbm]

that's too bad ... RIP

 

[lucylulu]

ABC13 Houston‏Verified account @abc13houston 28s29 seconds ago
NYC helicopter crash pilot's family calls him 'true hero,' believes he died putting others' lives first https://abc13.co/2IFex0i