Event Brief
NTSB links geese to Siemens CEO family helicopter crash
Filed: Jul 18, 2026 at 5:06 PM ET
Summary: The NTSB found goose remains in the helicopter rotor blades in the crash that killed the Siemens CEO’s family.
WHO: US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
WHAT: NTSB investigation found remains of geese in the helicopter’s rotor blades in a crash into the Hudson River.
WHEN: Jul 18, 2026 at 3:28 PM ET
WHERE: Hudson River, New York
WHY: The crash involved bird strikes, with geese found in the helicopter rotor blades.
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