Video Close Up of Plane-Chopper Crash over the Hudson

The accident was caught on video by an Italian tourist who was practicing with a new camera. It was aired Thursday on "NBC Nightly News." The video shows the plane climbing and turning slightly before its wing clips the helicopter's rotor blades. The plane can be seen overturning and falling toward the water between New York and New Jersey. One or more onlookers can be heard in the background saying, "Oh, my God!" Federal investigators have asked anyone with images of the crash to turn them ...

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YouTube | August 14, 2009

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