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
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. Jim Hoffer has more: http://7ny.tv/2DyUkVm Check out more Eyewitness News - http://abc7ny.com/ OUR SOCIAL MEDIA – FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/ABC7NY/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/abc7ny INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/abc7ny/ SNAP: abc7ny PODCAST: None yet. Got an idea? NEW HERE? – Hi! We’re abc7NY, also known as Channel 7 on TV, home to Eyewitness News, New York’s Number 1 news. We hope you love us on YouTube as much as you do on television! NEW TIPS: Online: http://abc7ny.com/submit-a-news-tip/2599968/ Phone: 917-260-7700 Email: [email protected]
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