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FAA: Chopper Pilot From Dutchess Who Crashed Shouldn't Have Been In Air FAA: Chopper Pilot From Dutchess Who Crashed Shouldn't Have Been In Air
FAA: Chopper Pilot From Dutchess Who Crashed Shouldn't Have Been In Air The chopper pilot from the Hudson Valley who was killed in a helicopter crash while attempting to land on a Manhattan skyscraper was not licensed to be flying in the bad weather conditions, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Tim McCormack, a longtime volunteer firefighter and former fire chief in Dutchess County, was the only victim of the crash on Monday, June 10 after he took off from the 34th Street heliport and crash-landed on top of a 750-foot building in the rain and fog. Though he was an experienced pilot, the FAA said on Tuesday, June 11 that McCormack, 58, was “not i…

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