A helicopter has crashed into a skyscraper in midtown Manhattan, and this has made headlines all over the planet. According to authorities, the pilot was the only one in the helicopter, and he was killed upon impact. Other than that, we do not know much at this point. Authorities have not released the name of the pilot, and we do not know if this was an intentional act or not. The following comes from NBC New York…
A helicopter crash-landed on the roof of a 54-story office building in midtown Manhattan Monday, sparking a fire and killing at least one person, authorities say.
A call about the incident at the AXA Equitable Center on Seventh Avenue and West 51st Street came in shortly before 2 p.m. The NYPD confirmed the hard landing on the roof of 787 Seventh Avenue; it wasn’t clear why the chopper would have tried to land there, nor was it clear who owned the chopper.