Helicopter crash at 34th street heliport

NYCGP · 10-04-2011, 03:49 PM

I just watched this happen. I was writing an email after having just gotten home and I watched the helicopter go right into the water. Absolutely heart stopping. I hope these people are ok...

Blake · 10-04-2011, 03:51 PM

i can't wait to learn to fly them

jpsum · 10-04-2011, 03:59 PM

you live on the 34th?

NYCGP · 10-04-2011, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by jpsum

you live on the 34th?

Based on the pics you can figure out where I live..

ragingclue · 10-04-2011, 04:28 PM

We had a 60 drop in the water when I was on a cruise once. All four crew perished and one who they did recover alive was rushed in through the hangar bay to medical with so many compound fractures I don't think I'll ever un-burn that image from my mind. Helo crashes are brutal. I don't know what's a safe altitude to autorotate with whichever helo you saw crash, but I can't imagine that was an option.

I hope they're ok.

NYCGP · 10-04-2011, 04:30 PM

It didn't get too far off the pad before it started spinning and then just splashed... They have pretty serious footage of the people being pulled out... none of them looked "okay"..

Kroy · 10-04-2011, 04:30 PM

Holy crap that's crazy. Just happen or was this yesterday?

Where's the helipad?

NYCGP · 10-04-2011, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Kroy

Holy crap that's crazy. Just happen or was this yesterday?

A little more than an hour and a half ago...

jpsum · 10-04-2011, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by NYCGP

Based on the pics you can figure out where I live..

NYU Medical Center?

Kroy · 10-04-2011, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by NYCGP

A little more than an hour and a half ago...

oh. a little jelly you get off work so early then. but then again you wake up at the crack of dawn.

Juicehead · 10-04-2011, 04:38 PM

Helicopters... They don't fly, they just beat the air into submission

Helicopters... Just a bunch of loose parts flying in tight formation

NYCGP · 10-04-2011, 04:42 PM

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oh. a little jelly you get off work so early then. but then again you wake up at the crack of dawn.

I grabbed a bite to eat at home and was writing emails as it happened.. Just cause I am at home doesn't mean there isn't work to do! heh. Definitely more comfortable at home though..

1st ave is a freaking parking lot..

ragingclue · 10-04-2011, 04:46 PM

I'm reading two critical, one serious, one treated at the scene, and one unaccounted for?

TimZ · 10-04-2011, 04:49 PM

Watching this on tv right now, heard they just pulled the 5th person out the water right now

your pretty close to me I'm on 14th

NYCGP · 10-04-2011, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ragingclue

I'm reading two critical, one serious, one treated at the scene, and one unaccounted for?

That's what they are saying on the local news. This happened 100 feet from one of the largest hospitals in NYC. After the copter went down, there was a police helicopter dropping a diver into the water within less than 5 minutes. Boats were on the scene literally seconds after the diver hit the water.

Gregxi · 10-04-2011, 04:58 PM

Have they said what type of helicopter it is?

Express · 10-04-2011, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Gregxi

Have they said what type of helicopter it is?

a submarine now

KingOfJericho · 10-04-2011, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by express705

a submarine now

Echo M3 · 10-04-2011, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by NYCGP

Based on the pics you can figure out where I live..

Holy crap, I was at NYU med two hours ago!! I must have just missed the whole thing

NYCGP · 10-04-2011, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Gregxi

Have they said what type of helicopter it is?

Bell 206, I believe.

py335 · 10-04-2011, 05:15 PM

man says that one person drowned=( very sad. and yes it was a bell 206 jet ranger

Gregxi · 10-04-2011, 05:15 PM

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Bell 206, I believe.

yep, sounds like he lost tail rotor control. one dead ...sad

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44776452.../#.Tot3Hv7NltM

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ragingclue One cam is enough 136 Rep 6,801 Posts Drives: VF Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: mulletville iTrader: (1)	We had a 60 drop in the water when I was on a cruise once. All four crew perished and one who they did recover alive was rushed in through the hangar bay to medical with so many compound fractures I don't think I'll ever un-burn that image from my mind. Helo crashes are brutal. I don't know what's a safe altitude to autorotate with whichever helo you saw crash, but I can't imagine that was an option. I hope they're ok.
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NYCGP WTF are you looking at? 257 Rep 1,560 Posts Drives: Bandwagon Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Jungle iTrader: (0)	It didn't get too far off the pad before it started spinning and then just splashed... They have pretty serious footage of the people being pulled out... none of them looked "okay"..
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ragingclue One cam is enough 136 Rep 6,801 Posts Drives: VF Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: mulletville iTrader: (1)	I'm reading two critical, one serious, one treated at the scene, and one unaccounted for?
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py335 Lieutenant 20 Rep 466 Posts Drives: '08 AW E90 335i Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NoVA iTrader: (0)	man says that one person drowned=( very sad. and yes it was a bell 206 jet ranger
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