Bruce Hunt, an aviation safety consultant in Colorado, said tour companies have terrible safety records. FlyNYON Air and Liberty Helicopters said in separate statements that they were cooperating with the federal investigations. This photo shows the helicopter, owned by Liberty Helicopters and flown by FlyNYON, on a helipad in Kearny, N.J., before it took off. This photo shows the helicopter, owned by Liberty Helicopters and flown by FlyNYON, on a helipad in Kearny, N.J., before it took off. This photo shows the helicopter, owned by Liberty Helicopters and flown by FlyNYON, on a helipad in Kearny, N.J., before it took off.

Source: New York Times March 12, 2018 14:06 UTC