Bell 206L-4 accident near Jersey City, NJ
On April 10, 2025, a Bell 206L-4 (helicopter) was involved in an accident near Jersey City, NJ. 6 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 10, 2025
- Place
- Jersey City, NJ
- Aircraft
- Bell 206L-4 · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 6 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.729°N, 74.027°W
- NTSB ID
- 20250410199991
Official records · ERA25MA171
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
- Investigation page: status, final report and safety recommendations
NTSB summary
On April 10, 2025, about 1515 eastern daylight time, a Bell 206L-4 helicopter, N216MH, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Jersey City, New Jersey. The pilot and five passengers were fatally injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 air tour flight. Preliminary Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) flight track data obtained from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) revealed the helicopter departed Downtown Manhattan/Wall Street Heliport (JRB), New York, New York, about 1458. The helicopter flew a teardrop pattern south of the Statue of Liberty, then proceeded north along the east side of the Hudson River adjacent to Manhattan, past the George Washington Bridge, where it performed a u-turn, then headed south along the New Jersey side of the river (figure. 1). Figure 1. ADS-B flight track overview of entire route of flight from takeoff through loss of signal near the accident location. Figure 2 depicts the plot of the helicopter’s ADS-B-observed flight path for the final 1 minute of flight, with the reported time, altitude and groundspeed superimposed. As the helicopter approached the Holland Tunnel ventilation towers near Jersey City, New Jersey, it was at a geometric altitude between 625 and 650 ft. The helicopter’s altitude increased to 675 ft msl before it entered a rapid descent. The data ended at 1514:54.5 and the helicopter’s last observed altitude was 125 ft. Figure 2. ADS-B flight track and geographic data highlighting the last minute of the flight through breakup, uncontrolled decent
From Wikipedia
On April 10, 2025, a Bell 206 helicopter on an afternoon sightseeing tour crashed into the Hudson River near Jersey City, New Jersey, across the river from New York City. All six onboard—a family of five and the pilot—were killed. Operated by New York Helicopter, the aircraft was on its eighth flight of the day when its tail boom failed and initiated a mid-air breakup at 3:15 p.m. In July 2026, investigators reported that multiple geese struck the helicopter; the investigation was continuing.
Text from Wikipedia, “2025 Hudson River helicopter crash”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
