Agustín Escobar, a Siemens executive, died alongside his wife and children in a devastating Hudson River helicopter crash. Tragically, the same tour operator was involved in a 2013 incident where a Swedish family barely survived. While NYC’s skyline tours attract 150,000 passengers a year, experts warn that pilot error, mechanical failure, and dense airspace still make these flights risky. Despite fewer crashes over the years, the dangers remain.