Sean Johnson Identified as Pilot in Hudson River Helicopter Crash<br />Authorities have confirmed that 36-year-old Sean Johnson was the pilot of the sightseeing helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River, tragically killing all six people on board.<br /><br />The incident occurred Thursday afternoon, April 10, when a sightseeing helicopter plunged into the water shortly after takeoff, tragically ending what was meant to be a celebratory trip for a visiting family from Spain.<br /><br />The victims included Agustín Escobar, his wife Mercè Camprubí Montal, and their three young children — Agustín Jr., 10, Mercè, 8, and Víctor, 4.<br />The family had traveled from Barcelona to New York City to celebrate the birthday of their daughter, who would have turned 9 on the day of the crash. <br /><br />The helicopter, a Bell 206L-4 LongRanger IV operated by New York Helicopter Tours, had been airborne for only 16 minutes when Johnson, the pilot, radioed in to report a fuel shortage and requested an emergency return to base. <br /><br />Escobar served as the Global CEO of Rail Infrastructure at Siemens Mobility, while Montal held the role of Global Commercialization Manager at Siemens Energy.
