NYC sightseeing helicopter makes emergency landing on road with photos showing chopper's tail broken off

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The Bell 206 took off from Kearny, New Jersey, on Tuesday before touching down in Bayonne, also New Jersey, while on its way towards the city.

Published: 12:46 GMT, 11 November 2026 | Updated: 14:39 GMT, 11 November 2026

A New York City sightseeing helicopter was forced into an emergency landing after one of its engines cut out midair.

The Bell 206 took off from Kearny, New Jersey, on Tuesday before touching down in Bayonne, also New Jersey, while on its way towards the city.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), two people were aboard the flight with CNN reporting that it was on a maintenance flight when it had to come down.

The outlet reported that the frantic pilot called in a mayday, saying: 'Mayday, Mayday, Mayday.

'We have low RPMs, we need to land outside the airport. We have an engine out, we’re going to land at Bayonne piers.'

Images have since emerged showing the chopper on the ground beside a number of cargo containers, the tail of it was ripped off and hanging from a fence.

A number of pieces of what looks to be white debris can be seen scattered around the ground also.

At the time of going down, the aircraft was being operated by FlyNYON. The Daily Mail has approached the company for comment.

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