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At least 38 people have died in helicopter accidents in New York City since 1977, when an accident on a skyscraper landing pad led the city to start putting restrictions on where choppers could land.
From U.S. News & World Report
Six people – including three children – are dead after a passenger helicopter crashed into the Hudson River, said New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
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On August 8, 2009, nine people died when a helicopter and a small plane collided in mid-air and both aircraft fell into the Hudson.
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