The helicopter that crashed into New York City's Hudson River on Thursday, killing all six people on board including three children, lacked flight recorders, the National Transportation Safety Board said.

Federal investigators say the sightseeing helicopter carrying a pilot and family of five visiting from Spain that crashed into the Hudson River last week was not equipped with any recording devices. In a written statement released over the weekend,

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirmed the tour helicopter that fatally crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday did not have any flight records.