helicopter that crashed on a manhattan skyscraper rooftop

Other videos showed people evacuating the area in a hurry. Police said that a fire on the roof had been extinguished but asked people to avoid the area around the building as emergency responders headed to the scene. Videos posted on social media showed smoke from the crash emanating from the roof of the building, at 787 Seventh Ave. “He may have intentionally gone for that roof to spare the people on the street,” Dudley said. A view of 787 7th Avenue in midtown Manhattan where a helicopter was reported to have crashed in New York City, June 10, 2019. “So it did appear he was trying to bring it down in a clear area, but there wasn’t enough clearance to do so.”ĭudley said he believed that McCormack had chose that building as the best possible spot - or the least bad spot, considering the density of midtown Manhattan - to put the helicopter down. “The aircraft came down between structural metal supports and mechanical equipment on the roof,” the official said. The emergency responders who rushed to the top of the building said the helicopter might have hit something on the roof as the pilot tried to land, causing the aircraft to flip over and burst into flames, one city official said. Photo by New York City Fire Department via Getty Images Article content Firefighters work on the roof of 787 Seventh Avenue at 51st Street after a helicopter crashed there on Jin New York City. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.

Helicopter that crashed on a manhattan skyscraper rooftop