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http://cdn.abclocal.go.com/content/wabc ... 130244.jpg
also shows part of that drone....
The rest of the pictures at
http://abc7ny.com/drone-hits-military-c ... -/2443487/
only seem to show the usual "wear and tear" of a well-used helicopter....
http://abc7ny.com/drone-hits-military-c ... -/2443487/
http://nypost.com/2017/09/22/army-helic ... -by-drone/Drone hits military chopper over Staten Island
Friday, September 22, 2017 06:35PM
MIDLAND BEACH, Staten Island (WABC) --
An Army Black Hawk helicopter was struck by a drone at approximately 500 feet over a residential neighborhood on Staten Island.
The helicopter, based out of Fort Bragg, N.C., was in New York City for the United Nations patrol.
A piece of the drone bounced off the rotor and became lodged in the aircraft
The pilot, who was not injured, was able to land the helicopter at Linden Airport in New Jersey.
September 22, 2017 | 2:48pm
It was nearly Black Hawk down over Staten Island — when an Army chopper was struck by an illegally flying drone over a residential neighborhood, authorities said Friday.
The UA60 helicopter was flying 500 feet over Midland Beach alongside another Black Hawk,
when the drone struck the chopper at around 8:15 p.m. Thursday,
causing damage to its rotor blades.
The uninjured pilot was able to land safely at nearby Linden Airport in New Jersey.
The Fort Bragg, North Carolina-based helicopters were in the Big Apple for the United Nations General Assembly this week.
“Our aircraft was not targeted, this was a civilian drone,” said Army Lieutenant Colonel Joe Buccino, the spokesman for the 82nd Airborne.
“It struck on the left side of fuselage.
There were no adverse impacts to the flight,” he said.
“One blade was damaged [and] dented in two spots and requires replacement
and there is a dented window.”
Buccino added: “Our paratroopers from the 82nd are the best trained and they were able to act very quickly and very appropriately.”
He described the pilot heading the struck helicopter as an “all-American paratrooper.”
The NYPD and the military are investigating — but no arrests have been made.