At least 38 people have died in helicopter crashes in New York City since 1977. A collision between a plane and a tourist helicopter over the Hudson in 2009 killed nine people, and five people died in 2018 when a charter helicopter offering “open door” flights went down into the East River.

The New York Police Department said Thursday afternoon that there was a helicopter crash into the Hudson River.

The helicopter that crashed into New York City's Hudson River on Thursday, killing all six on board including three children, lacked flight recorders, the National Transportation Safety Board said. No video or camera recorders have been recovered from the Bell 206 helicopter,