Bystander captures moment helicopter went down in the Hudson

helicopter that had just refueled at a heliport on the West Side of Manhattan suddenly lost altitude and ended up in the Hudson River Wednesday afternoon. It happened around 1:20 p.m. in the vicinity of West 30th Street and the West Side Highway and involved a flight operated by Zip Aviation via Blade. The pilot was able to crash land on the river and exit the helicopter, a Bell 206 model. Updates: Check out more Eyewitness News - NEW HERE? – Hi! We’re