Police helicopter that made emergency landing was awaiting President Obama’s arrival in NYC
By APThursday, September 23, 2010
NY copter ditched in water was awaiting Obama
NEW YORK — A police helicopter that made an emergency landing in the water off New York City was airborne in anticipation of President Barack Obama’s arrival for the U.N. General Assembly.
The Air and Sea Rescue helicopter had six police officers on board, including two scuba divers, when a suspected mechanical failure forced it down to the water.
The Wednesday afternoon landing was rough enough to cause a rotor to snap and dent the windshield. No one was seriously injured.
Police say the helicopter was in the air as part of the standard procedures used when the president comes to New York.
The chopper was approaching an NYPD air field bordering Jamaica Bay in Brooklyn when the crew deployed flotation devices and touched down 30 yards from shore.
