NTSB officials, who are leading the investigation on the crash, wouldn't directly confirm the fatalities and referred to local authorities. The passengers were family members and

Federal investigators say the sightseeing helicopter carrying a pilot and family of five visiting from Spain that crashed into the Hudson River last week was not equipped with any recording devices. In a written statement released over the weekend,

The tourist helicopter that crashed into the Hudson did not have a flight recorder, the NTSB said on Saturday.