Chopper Crashes in NYC River
Friday, June 17, 2005
NEW YORK — A helicopter crashed Friday afternoon in the East River south of the United Nations (search), the second helicopter accident in four days in the waters off Manhattan, authorities said.
The accident occurred at 3:41 p.m., with five or six people aboard, police said. Preliminary reports were that all the people aboard were out of the aircraft and accounted for, with no reports on injuries, police said.
MSNBC news saying 8 on board all pulled out of east river south of UN