Expert: Simple device could've prevented East River helicopter crash

3,984 views · Published 16 March 2018 · 4:21 · Indexed 23 September 2026

Channel: Eyewitness News ABC7NY · 2018 · News & Politics

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NTSB investigators are taking a closer look at a fatal 2008 helicopter crash in Alaska that involved the same model aircraft that went down in the East River on Sunday, and the similarities are striking.

When the AS-350 helicopter crashed in 2008, the NTSB initially concluded it was caused by a passenger's backpack or foot bumping the fuel control lever on the floor causing a loss of engine power. The NTSB changed the finding five years later, instead blaming an engine mechanical problem.

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