根据美国国家运输安全委员会(National Transportation Safety Board)的一份声明,上周致命坠机事件中的直升机旋翼已在哈德逊河打捞上来,四天前,这起毁灭性事故导致机上六人丧生。
NTSB周一晚上表示,旋翼系统的回收包括变速器和车顶梁,并补充说:“他们还回收了尾桨系统。”
NTSB称,包括驾驶舱和客舱在内的主要机身已经找到。
“上周坠入哈德逊河的贝尔206 L-4直升机的关键部件已于周一找到,这大大有助于国家运输安全委员会对这起致命事故的调查,”声明中说。
它归功于纽约警察局、美国陆军工程兵团和泽西城应急管理办公室潜水员的努力。
“证据将被带到一个安全的地方进行进一步检查,”NTSB的声明说。
“恢复工作现在已经完成,”它补充说。
4月10日,飞机坠毁时,飞行员西恩凯斯“萨姆”约翰逊正带着一家西班牙游客——西门子高管奥古斯丁·埃斯科瓦尔(Agustin Escobar)、他的妻子默西·坎布鲁比·蒙塔尔(Merce Camprubi Montal)以及他们4岁、8岁和10岁的孩子——进行旅行。
视频显示,直升机在新泽西州泽西城附近坠入5英尺深的水中,没有尾部旋翼或主旋翼叶片。
NTSB正在调查事故原因。NTSB说,这架直升机没有配备任何飞行记录。
纽约直升机旅游公司,直升机背后的公司,已经停止了运作根据美国联邦航空管理局的说法。美国联邦航空局表示,将立即对旅游运营商的执照和安全记录进行审查。
Helicopter rotor retrieved from Hudson River days after deadly crash
The rotor of the helicopter from last week's deadly crash has been retrieved from the Hudson River, four days after the devastating accident that killed all six people on board, according to a statement from the National Transportation Safety Board.
The recovery of the rotor system included the transmission and the roof beam, the NTSB said on Monday night, adding: "They also recovered the tail rotor system."
The main fuselage, which includes the cockpit and cabin, had already been recovered, the NTSB said.
"Key components of the Bell 206 L-4 helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River last week were recovered Monday, greatly aiding the National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation into the fatal accident," the statement said, in part.
It credited the efforts to divers from the New York Police Department, the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Jersey City Office of Emergency Management.
"The evidence will be taken to a secure location for further examination," the NTSB statement said.
"Recovery efforts are now finished," it added.
The pilot, Seankese "Sam" Johnson, was taking a family of Spanish tourists -- Siemens executive Agustin Escobar, his wife Merce Camprubi Montal, and their children, ages 4, 8 and 10 -- on a tour when the chopper crashed on April 10.
Video showed the helicopter plunging into the 5-foot-deep water near Jersey City, New Jersey, without its tail rotor or main rotor blade.
The NTSB is investigating the cause of the crash. The helicopter wasn't equipped with any flight records, the NTSB said.
New York Helicopter Tours, the company behind the helicopter,has shut down its operations, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA said it will launch an immediate review of the tour operator's license and safety record.