";s:4:"text";s:6182:" Colonel William Smith was piloting a U.S. Army B-25 bomber through New York City when he crashed into the Empire State Building at 9:45 a.m, killing 14 people. "We definitely felt it," he said. The fire on the roof was soon extinguished by firefighters, who took elevators to the roof and had water pumped up more than 700 feet.
He added that the company is operating normally, though he isn't sure when employees will be allowed back into the building.Fire trucks and police vehicles swarmed the area on the heels of the crash.
The freak accident was caused by heavy fog. Adrienne Walsh, one of the department’s first responders, described the roof scene as “a debris field that was on fire” in a news conference.
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed it was an Agusta A109E helicopter that crashed. "We do not know the cause of this incident," de Blasio told reporters.But he also said there is "no ongoing threat to New York City ... based on all the information we have right now.
What happened: A helicopter crash-landed on the roof of a building in Manhattan, New York City officials said.
Helicopter Crash-Lands On Top Of Building In Midtown, 1 Dead NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A helicopter crashed on top of a building in Midtown on Monday afternoon.
On the foggy morning of Saturday, July 28, 1945, Lt. American Continental Properties, the company that owns the helicopter that crashed in New York City, said pilot Tim McCormack flew for them for the past five years.In a statement issued by public relations firm Stu Loeser & Co., the company said:The deceased pilot has been identified as Tim McCormack, according to law enforcement sources.His family has been notified, according to one source.Based on interviews the NYPD conducted at the 34th Street heliport on Manhattan’s east side, the pilot was waiting out weather but for whatever reason decided it was OK to go, according to a law enforcement source. Preliminary information is that only the pilot was on board the Agusta A109E helicopter when it crashed on the roof of the building, FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said. "Helicopter crashes not only threaten the lives of the passengers, but also endanger all our constituents," the letter said. We're wrapping up our live coverage, but keep reading CNN for more details about today's crash.The pilot who was killed in a helicopter crash in Manhattan today had previously made an emergency landing in 2014, CNN affiliate WABC In 2014, pilot Tim McCormack made an emergency landing at the West 30th Street heliport when a bird struck the helicopter he was piloting and broke part of the windshield, WABC reported. We have fire engines that connect to the standpipe system and supply pressure. The B-25 No one was injured in the incident.In an interview, McCormack cited his 20 years of experience and told WABC he never lost control of the helicopter. American Continental Properties, the company that owns the helicopter that crashed in New York City, said pilot Tim McCormack flew for them for the past five years.In a statement issued by public relations firm Stu Loeser & Co., the company said:The deceased pilot has been identified as Tim McCormack, according to law enforcement sources.His family has been notified, according to one source.Based on interviews the NYPD conducted at the 34th Street heliport on Manhattan’s east side, the pilot was waiting out weather but for whatever reason decided it was OK to go, according to a law enforcement source. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes, and Market Data and Analysis.A helicopter just crashed into a Manhattan skyscraper, killing 1New York City firefighters suit up at the scene after a helicopter crashed atop a building and caused a fire in the Manhattan borough of New York, New York, U.S., June 10, 2019.New York Governor Andrew Cuomo arrives at the scene after a helicopter crashed atop a building in Times Square and caused a fire in the Manhattan borough of New York, New York, U.S., June 10, 2019. The building, which was situated next to New York’s Twin Towers, crumbled after the planes hit the towers. "New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle and his flight instructor were killed in 2006 when Lidle's small plane crashed into a 42-story building on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. CRASHES INTO 58th FLOOR OF WALL STREET BUILDING.