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The crash occurred at 3:17 p.m. off the coast of River Drive in Hoboken, New Jersey, just over 15 minutes after it departed from the Wall St. Heliport.
From ABC News
On Thursday, a family of five and their pilot died when their helicopter slammed into the Hudson River.
From The New York Times
The part was shown flying off the plunging craft in videos captured by witnesses.
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