1986 Helicopter Crash Into Hudson River

[Dreamfall]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Dornacker

Does anyone know *where* in relation to Manhattan this helicopter hit the water? Someone is interested in this accident and wants me to take pictures of the area/pier it's closest to.

 

[Paul]

Hi Dreamfall,

I'm going to give a stab at this for you.

Oct. 22, 1986: WNBC 66AM radio traffic reporter Jane Dornacker (38) was killed, and her pilot, Bill Pate, was injured when the main rotor of their helicopter, an Enstrom F-28F, seized and the aircraft sunk into the waters of the Hudson River near 45th St. in Manhattan. In the subsequent investigation, the NTSB found that the clutch that was installed in the helicopter was a military surplus part which was not intended for use in a civil aircraft. Dornacker had also been in another helicopter accident in the Hackensack River with a different pilot earlier in the year. She was the lead singer of the rock group Leila And The Snakes, as well as an actress; she appeared in the movie The Right Stuff.

If that is the case, and she was reporting on NJ traffic at the time you may want to focus your search around the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum off W 45th Street.

It might not hurt to contact WNBC as well. I am sure they would have some answers for you.
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