New scary shots from his crushing helicopter to New Yorkwhich claimed the life of a five -member family, in the CEO of Siemens Spain, his wife and his three young children, seem to reveal the cause of the tragedy over the Hudson River.
The helicopter fell into the water at 3:15 on Thursday afternoon (10.04.2025), killing him Augustine Eskobar, Siemens CEO from Spainhis wife, Merse Cambrubi Montal, all three of their young children of 4.5 and 11, as well as the 36 -year -old pilot.
The family had just arrived from Barcelona and began its first day in the city, making a tourist tour of the Statue of Liberty and to the Giorgos Washington Bridge.
New theory: Rotor was detached from helicopter
Seconds before the crash the helicopter pilot told the wireless that He was left out of fuel.
However, a video showing beyond the helicopter and something else falling into the water reveals a lot about the causes of the tragedy.
Specifically, shocking shots show the rotor blades falling sharply in the water, leading to aviation experts to believe, as the Daily Mail reports, that the crash probably happened because the main rotor was separated from the cabin and cut the tail.
The new video:
‘From the footage it seems that the basic rotor hit the helicopter’s body, cutting his tail, which created an irreversible event, “he told Dailymail Former military aviator and lawyer Jim Brauchle of Motley Rice LLC.
‘The two main causes of this phenomenon are mechanical damage or excessive maneuvers. However, a complete research is needed to understand why this tragedy happened, “he said.
A Another expert said to Fox 5 That if the rotor blades were cut from the tail of the aircraft, the helicopter was doomed.
BREAKING: Agustin Escobar, President and CEO of Siemens in Spain, along with his wife and their three children, were identified as the victims of the helicopter that plunged into the Hudson River in New York City on Thursday, according to the New York Post.
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“There is no chance that this aircraft has ever made a regular landing. It was going to crash, “Tristan said, adding that in this case, as things seemed to be, the helicopter was like a falling brick.
New York Helicopter owner to which helicopter belonged to Michael Roth said that on the aircraft had finished the fuel before it was crashing. ‘He called [ο πιλότος] That was landing and that it needed fuel and it would take about three minutes to reach, “Roth told Telegraph.
Head of Siemens killed in NYC helicopter crash
A private sightseeing helicopter crashed into the Hudson River near Manhattan. On board was Siemens CEO Agustin Escobar — he died along with his wife and three children.
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Roth said he was overwhelmed by the crash and agreed with other experts that the video seems to show that the main wings of the rotor were broken.
“The only thing I know watching the video of the helicopter fall is that the main wings of the rotor were not on the helicopter,” he told the New York Post.
“And I haven’t seen this in the 30 years since I’m on helicopters. The only thing I can assume – I have no idea – is that either he had hit a bird or that the wings of the main rotor had a problem. I have no idea. I don’t know, “he added.
Five dead in helicopter crash at East River: The Tragedy of 2018
Manhattan has many helicopters used by people, such as businessmen, to move to the New York Metropolitan area.
By the 1977, at least 32 people have lost their lives in helicopter crashes in New York.
The most recent crash happened to 2018when a helicopter crashed into East River River, with five passengers to lose their lives. The crash took place on March 11, 2018, when the tail of the aircraft was caught on the fuel switch, as NTSB said.
All passengers drowned. The victims were Daniel Thompson, 34, Tristian Hill, 29, Trevor Cadigan, 26, Brian McDaniel, 26 and Carla Vallejos-Blanco, 29.