About 24 hours after the tragedy, his wife claims that the pilot of the helicopter that crashed Thursday in the Hudson River in New York City was a former Navy SEAL who had a dream of flying.
Seankese Johnson, also known as Sean, was piloting the Bell 206 helicopter when its rotor blades flew off, causing it to spin out of the sky and crash into the ocean below.
Killing all six passengers on board. Kathryn Johnson confirmed this to Gothamist.
Kathryn says she’s at a loss for words regarding the incident and that it’s a very trying moment for her. Sean had recently relocated to New York City to pursue his piloting profession.
