'He was going high and flying sideways, and then he was diving. ... I assumed he was going to crash at any moment.' A woman describes what she saw before a helicopter crashed on top of a Manhattan building.
"The fire has been extinguished, and members continue to operate in response to fuel leaking from the helicopter," the FDNY said.Preliminary information is that only the pilot was on board the twin-engine Agusta A109E helicopter when it crashed on the roof of 787 7th Avenue, FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said. FAA air traffic controllers did not handle the flight, and the NTSB will be in charge of the investigation, Bergen said.New York Gov.
— Lance Koonce June 10, 2019 Witness felt the building shakeVideo from the scene showed dozens of emergency vehicles with lights flashing. About 100 Fire and EMS units have responded, according to FDNY. There are 25 fire department units on scene.New York City police and firefighters arrive at the scene after a helicopter crashed atop a building in New York City on June 10, 2019.
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