The series of still photographs taken from surveillance camera video shows the fuselage, containing the engine and rotors, separating from the helicopter’s tail. The rotor blades and the transmission then detach from the cabin that’s carrying the passengers and the pilot.

The sightseeing helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York City on April 10, killing the pilot and a family of five

Report reveals new details into New York helicopter crash that killed six - A lack of video or data recording could make the investigation challenging