What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
PIPER LANCE N71MC AND EUROCOPTER N401LH WERE DESTROYED WHEN THEY COLLIDED IN MIDAIR OVER THE HUDSON RIVER NEaR HOBOKEN, NJ. THE COLLISION KILLED THE PILOT AND PASSENGER OF THE LANCE AND THE PILOT AND 5 PASSENGERS ABOARD THE HELICOPTER. THE PIPER LANCE WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR 91 AND HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE TETERBORO ATCT RECEIVING FLIGHT FOLLOWING SERVICES FOR THE FLIGHT TO OCEAN CITY, NJ. THE HELICOPTER WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR 137 SIGHTSEEING IN THE HUDSON RIVER CLASS B EXCLUSIONARY AIRSPACE. THE AIRCRAFT WERE OPERATING ON DIFFERENCE RADIO FREQUENCIES AND WERE UNAWARE OF EACH OTHER PRIOR TO THE COLLISION. THE HELICOPTER HAD JUST REACHED ITS INTENDED CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 1,100 MSL WHEN THE LANCE OVERTOOK IT FROM ITS RIGHT REAR. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE PROCEEDING IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION.
As the FAA filed it
PIPER LANCE N71MC AND EUROCOPTER N401LH WERE DESTROYED WHEN THEY COLLIDED IN MIDAIR OVER THE HUDSON RIVER NEaR HOBOKEN, NJ. THE COLLISION KILLED THE PILOT AND PASSENGER OF THE LANCE AND THE PILOT AND 5 PASSENGERS ABOARD THE HELICOPTER. THE PIPER LANCE WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR 91 AND HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE TETERBORO ATCT RECEIVING FLIGHT FOLLOWING SERVICES FOR THE FLIGHT TO OCEAN CITY, NJ. THE HELICOPTER WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR 137 SIGHTSEEING IN THE HUDSON RIVER CLASS B EXCLUSIONARY AIRSPACE. THE AIRCRAFT WERE OPERATING ON DIFFERENCE RADIO FREQUENCIES AND WERE UNAWARE OF EACH OTHER PRIOR TO THE COLLISION. THE HELICOPTER HAD JUST REACHED ITS INTENDED CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 1,100 MSL WHEN THE LANCE OVERTOOK IT FROM ITS RIGHT REAR. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE PROCEEDING IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.