Accidents
Fuel Lever, Floats Factor Large in NYC Helo Crash
“The three floats installed on the left landing gear skid appeared to be more inflated than the floats on the right landing gear skid," the NTSB said.

An NTSB preliminary report released Friday on the fatal doors-off March 11 helicopter photo flight in New York officially reveals the pilot's version of events and the fact that the right side emergency tri-floats appear to have not been fully inflated at the time of impact. The accident killed all five passengers after the Airbus Helicopters AS350B2 lost power and autorotated into the East River and then rolled over on its right side to inverted after impact. The flight was operated by Liberty Helicopters for FlyNYON under the photo exemption of Part 91.