He groaned and breathed heavily for two minutes after the shots were fired.

Caption: NYC helicopter crash pilot’s chilling radio call to base moments before plunging into Hudson River killing six

'I'm just at a loss for words,' his wife said.

At least 38 people have died in helicopter accidents in New York since 1977.

'I told everyone about it and no one believed me.'

The gunman was the son of a local police officer.