National Transportation Safety Board Investigator Doug Brazy speaks to the media at 787 7th Ave, a day after a helicopter crashed into a building in New York City, New York, U.S., June 11, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The helicopter pilot killed when his chopper crash-landed atop a midtown Manhattan skyscraper in showers and fog was not licensed to fly the aircraft in bad weather, the Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday.
Tim McCormack, the pilot, was the only person aboard when the helicopter slammed onto the roof of the 50-story office tower on Monday afternoon with enough force to jolt employees of the finance and law firms housed on the floors below.
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