helicopter collided in midair with small plane over the Hudson river

08th August 2009 – A Piper PA-32R-300 airplane, operated by a private pilot, and a Eurocopter AS350 BA helicopter, operated by Liberty Helicopters, collided in midair over the Hudson River near Hoboken, New Jersey. The airplane flight was a personal flight, 3 people were onboard. The helicopter flight was a local sightseeing flight, carrying 5 people. All the 9 people have been killed.