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Helicopter in Hudson River crash not initially visible on radar, federal officials say
August 17th, 2009 | 
Author: HOBOKEN — Federal safety officials investigating a midair collision over the Hudson River changed their account of the accident on a key point today, saying an air tour helicopter struck by a small plane wasn’t initially visible on radar to an air traffic controller handling the plane.
The National Transportation Safety Board had previously said the controller failed to warn the plane’s pilot of the potential for a collision with several aircraft in its path, including the helicopter, before handing off responsibility for the plane to another airport.
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Air traffic controllers suspended over Hudson collision – The CNN Wire
(CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration has suspended two air traffic controllers over Saturday’s collision of two aircraft over the Hudson that killed nine people, a spokeswoman said Thursday.
The controller handling the flight of a Piper fixed-wing plane carrying three people “was involved in apparently inappropriate conversations on the telephone at the time of the accident,” said spokeswoman Laura Brown in a written statement.
In addition, “the supervisor was not present in the building as required,” she said.
“While we have no reason to believe at this time that these actions contributed to the accident, this kind of conduct is unacceptable and we have placed the employees on administrative leave and have begun disciplinary proceedings,” she said.
The National Transportation Safety Board is working with the FAA in investigating the Piper’s collision with a sightseeing helicopter that was carrying five Italian tourists and a pilot.
No one aboard either aircraft survived the crash.
– CNN National Correspondent Susan Candiotti contributed to this story.
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Police: Helicopter, small plane collide over Hudson River, small plane collide over Hudson River
NEW YORK (CNN) — A helicopter with six people on board collided with a small plane over the Hudson River on Saturday, New York Deputy Police Commissioner Paul Browne told CNN.
cnnbrkRescuers search Hudson for survivors after small plane, helicopter collide – http://bit.ly/qwoSk
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