Hudson River helicopter crash: NTSB briefing

NTSB officials hold a briefing on the deadly Hudson River helicopter crash.

The crash claimed the lives of six people, including three children and their parents, and the pilot.

Witnesses described seeing the helicopter "falling apart" in midair, with the tail and propeller coming off.

During the briefing, officials confirmed that the preliminary cause of the crash had not yet been determined and emphasized that they would not speculate.

They also outlined their ongoing efforts to gather perishable evidence from the site to aid in the investigation.

They said the current focus is on collecting perishable evidence from the accident site. Investigators have recovered the rotor but are still searching for the main rotor and the tail rotor. Officials urged anyone who may have seen anything unusual to come forward and share that information.

The portion of the Hudson River where the helicopter went down was about five feet deep and rocky, according to officials.

Police said divers recovered items considered to be "not normal" approximately 75 feet from the shoreline and are keeping them to help paint a better picture of what happened.

Over the years in NYC, there have been multiple helicopter crashes, including a collision between a plane and a tourist helicopter over the Hudson River in 2009 that killed nine people.

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