Helicopter and Small Plane Crash Over Hudson River

pshsx1 · #1 08-08-2009, 04:39 PM

Really sad.

I'll post the story in a second...

ETA: Here we go: http://www.newsday.com/news/nine-bel...rash-1.1357113

I just heard it on Fox News.

Senusret I · #2 08-08-2009, 05:52 PM

I am ready for the bad news to be over.

tld221 · #3 08-08-2009, 06:46 PM

yeah this was crazy. i was just getting to go ready to go kayaking. had to change my plans.

christiangirl · #4 08-09-2009, 07:58 AM

Seeing the Statue of Liberty is one of the things I wanted to do on my birthday this year. I will officially be seeing it from the ground. This is nuts.

DolphinChicaDDD · #5 08-09-2009, 11:15 AM

Yeah, I was staying on the 10th floor of the W Hoboken. About 300meters from where the helicopter went down. I was on the balcony looking out at NYC when it happened. It sounded exactly like the last time I heard 2 helicopters go down. Lat year, I saw 2 helicopters collide in Phoenix. I don't believe I'll be taking another flight anytime soon.

#6 08-09-2009, 11:46 AM

This is really sad, but i saw this on TV and the first thing i thought was, how the hell to you crash a plane with a helicopter. I mean, did they not see each other. In a car you only have two ways to turn to avoid a crash, in the air you have virtually infinite ways to turn to avoid something like this. I think i is a tragic event that should have been avoided.