At least 38 people have died in helicopter crashes in New York City since 1977, when an incident on a skyscraper landing pad led the city to start putting restrictions on where choppers could land.

Thursday’s horrifying tourist helicopter crash into the Hudson River that killed six people was one of several deadly tragedies involving choppers in New York City. At least 32 people have died in helicopter accidents in the Big Apple since 1977,

A fatal crash Thursday became the latest incident in a long history of helicopter wrecks in the New York City area.