Doomed helicopter in Hudson River crash was on eighth flight of day and lacked flight recorder: officials

The doomed helicopter that crashed in the Hudson River killing six Thursday was on its eighth flight of the day and lacked a flight recorder, according to officials.

The Bell 206 L-4 helicopter that crashed, tragically killing a family of five and a pilot, had completed seven tour flights on Thursday leading up to the doomed trip around the Hudson River, the National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday night.

Officials stated that the chopper was not equipped with any flight recorders and no video or camera recorders have been recovered.

Further, none of the helicopter’s onboard recorded information has been recovered, the release stated.

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