The helicopter pilot killed in a tragic crash while on a tour in New York City, which also killed a family of five onboard, was from the Chicago area, NBC 5 has learned.

New details have emerged regarding the final moments of the helicopter that plunged into the Hudson River in Jersey City, New Jersey, on Thursday afternoon. The pilot of the doomed aircraft ...

The pilot of the doomed helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River was a Navy veteran — and posted chilling video of himself last month proudly flying in the same type of chopper over Lower ...

A sightseeing tourist helicopter has broken apart midair before plunging into the Hudson River, killing the family of five and pilot on board in the latest horror US aviation disaster. A family of ...

Caption: NYC helicopter crash pilot’s chilling radio call to base moments before plunging into Hudson River killing six Provider: ENTERPRISE NEWS AND PICS/FACEBOOK A Navy Seal veteran who ...

NEW YORK -- A family on a vacation and a pilot, living his dream in New York City, make up the six lives lost after a sightseeing helicopter plunged into the Hudson River on Thursday. The pilot of ...

By Corey Kilgannon “Living the dream.” That was how Seankese Johnson, 36, described his new career as a New York City commercial helicopter pilot, flying sightseeing tours around Manhattan.

"I thought it happened in a dream," added the pilot, who worked for a firm called Ukrainian Helicopters. On the day of the shoot-out, the company had been contracted by the UN Mission in South ...