WNBC-TV

WNBC-TV, "NBC4" is the flagship TV station of the NBC television network, with studios located in Rockefeller Center in Manhattan. WNBC is sister station to Telemundo affiliate WNJU-TV, and the two stations have some cross promotion.

Helicopter crashes

On May 4, 2004, while covering a breaking news of a shooting in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, the WNBC-TV News helicopter "Chopper4" (a Eurocopter AS350BA, registered N4NY) suddenly fell out of the sky and crashed onto an apartment building rooftop. The pilot and two passengers miraculously did not receive serious injuries. Rival TV station WABC-TV's news helicopter was covering the same news story when they saw the WNBC-TV helicopter in trouble. They called for help and also got exclusive footage of the actual crash, which won an Emmy Award for their coverage.

Related Topics:
May 4 - 2004 - Flatbush - Brooklyn - Helicopter - Eurocopter - WABC-TV - Emmy Award

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In December 1998, WNBC-TV's previous Chopper4 news helicopter crashed into the Passaic River near Harrison, New Jersey and Newark, New Jersey. Again there were no serious injuries.

Related Topics:
December - 1998 - Passaic River - Harrison, New Jersey - Newark, New Jersey

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