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![]() ![]() ![]() He was a caring and compassionate man who put others first over himself. "My brother Tim was a professional helicopter pilot who worked in private transit and was a flight instructor as well. ![]() "Our family lost a great man today when my brother lost his life doing his job," the McCormack family said in a statement provided to ABC News. There is only one Timothy (or Tim) McCormack with an FAA license to fly helicopters, according to the FAA's airmen database. The pilot, McCormack, appears to be the same one involved in a 2014 emergency landing in New York City after an apparent bird strike. It's home to asset management firms, law firms, a Citibank and a software company, according to the site. The AXA Equitable Building was built in 1985 and has 51 stories, according to commercial real estate website Compstak. "THANK YOU for all you do 24/7/365! The Trump Administration stands ready should you need anything at all." "Phenomenal job by our GREAT First Responders who are currently on the scene," President Donald Trump tweeted. The president is monitoring the situation, according to a White House official. Many flights originating from the 34th Street heliport do get such permission, but FAA officials told ABC News that air traffic control did not handle this flight.Ĭuomo said investigators were looking into why the chopper - registered to N200BK INC in New York - was flying in the restricted airspace and if it had permission to do so. The hard landing occurred inside an area of Manhattan with flight restrictions that require aircraft to get permission from air traffic control to enter. ![]()
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