Pilot warned he “needed fuel” before Hudson River helicopter crash
The pilot of the tour helicopter that killed six people, including a family of five, in yesterday’s crash into the Hudson River advised his base that the helicopter needed to be refueled. At approximately 3:15 p.m. on Thursday, April 10, the helicopter in question “split in half” before crashing close to Pier 40, according to tragic eyewitness accounts. The 36-year-old pilot, Agustin Escobar, his wife Merce Camprubi Montal, and their three children—ages four, five, and eleven—were among the six people who perished on board. Escobar previously served as president of Siemens Mobility’s Spanish division and as CEO of Rail Infrastructure.... Continues…
