Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board said Friday that they are investigating the possibility of a bird strike in the helicopter crash Thursday that killed six people.

Early speculation before the NTSB arrived was that the helicopter fell victim to a bird strike. “We are aware of the reports and it is something we will be looking into,” she said.

Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board said Friday that they are investigating the possibility of a bird strike in the helicopter crash Thursday that killed six people.

Officials have released the names of the victims in Thursday's deadly helicopter crash. The cause is still not known.

A bird strike could have been responsible for the tragic deaths of a family of five and pilot in a horror helicopter crash in the Hudson River. Spanish tourists Agustin Escobar, CEO of Siemens ...

A bird strike may have been responsible for the tragic deaths of a family of five and pilot in a horror helicopter crash in a major river. Spanish tourists Agustin Escobar, the CEO of Siemens ...

a bird strike or a collision with a drone caused the chopper operated by New York Helicopter to crash. The flight lasted around 18 minutes before the rotors detached, causing the fuselage to ...

in the helicopter business,” he continued. “The only thing I could guess – I got no clue – is that it either had a bird strike or the main rotor blades failed. I have no clue. I don’t know.

A bird strike could have been responsible for the tragic deaths of a family of five and pilot in a horror helicopter crash in the Hudson River. Spanish tourists Agustin Escobar, CEO of Siemens Spain, ...