The helicopter pilot who died Sunday after crashing near Storm King Mountain north of New York City has been identified by police as Arthur Charych of Long Island.
Charych, 73, of Setauket, died after crashing about 50 miles north of New York City around 3:30 p.m. Sunday.
According to police, the crash happened shortly after 3:30 p.m. October 10, 2021. ABC
The National Transportation Safety Board is mounting an investigation into what caused the helicopter to malfunction. ABC
According to one hiker, there was a massive boom and explosions and he saw he craft crash into the mountain. ABCAn investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board is underway.
Hiker Gavin Amacher of Wappinger was summiting the mountain with his girlfriend when they heard the helicopter “explode,” he told Mid Hudson News.
“We heard it fly overhead and then ‘boom,’ explosions and I heard it went down in the gully up there, hit some trees, exploded,” he said.
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