NYC Helicopter Crash: Chopper Splash Lands in Hudson After Takeoff | NBC New York

A helicopter with only the pilot aboard fell short of a landing pad in Manhattan and slipped into the Hudson River Wednesday afternoon, authorities say. The pilot of the Blade Helicopters aircraft was rescued by a passing NY Waterway ferry a short time later, and the chopper was seen on flotation devices. According to a senior official briefed on the crash, the pilot was repositioning his craft after refueling, when the helicopter began to lose altitude for unknown reasons about 50 feet from the heliport