Helicopter Business in Deadly NYC Crash Had Faced Debt Lawsuits

Helicopter Business in Deadly NYC Crash Had Faced Debt Lawsuits
A crane vessel lifts the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River, in Jersey City, N.J., on April 10, 2025. Seth Wenig/AP Photo
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NEW YORK—New York Helicopter has plied the skies around New York City landmarks for decades. But the company had some difficulties before one of its sightseeing choppers plummeted into the Hudson River this week, killing all six people aboard.

There was a close call in 2013, when another helicopter suddenly lost power in midair and the pilot maneuvered it to a safe landing on pontoons in the Hudson.