Pilot from Long Island identified as helicopter crash victim in Orange County
They say Arthur Charych, 73, of Setauket, crashed near Storm King Mountain around 3:30 p.m. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.
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Oct 11, 2021, 1:18 PM
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Updated 937 days ago
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17h agoState police
have released the identity of the pilot that was killed in helicopter crash
Sunday in Orange County.
They say
Arthur Charych, 73, of Setauket, crashed near Storm King Mountain around 3:30
p.m. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.
There were no
passengers onboard.
Officials say
the helicopter he was operating was a 2007 Robinson R44 Rotocraft.
People who
were hiking nearby say they could hear the crash. “It was loud, it was echoing
throughout the whole valley, it was honestly, extremely crazy," says Gavin
Amacher, of Wappingers Falls.
