The helicopter tour company whose sightseeing chopper plunged into the Hudson River on Thursday is shutting down operations immediately.

Axar.az reports, citing CNN, the Federal Aviation Administration said this Sunday.

The FAA will be launching an immediate review of the license and safety record of New York Helicopter Tours, it said in a post on X. It added it will continue to support the National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation.

The helicopter was carrying six people, including Agustín Escobar, 49; his wife, Mercè Camprubí Montal; and their three children – two sons, ages 4 and 11, and a daughter who was to turn 9 on Friday.

New York Mayor Eric Adams said the family was visiting from Spain, and Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop said in a social media post the family was in New York to celebrate Camprubí’s 40th birthday. The helicopter crashed off the New Jersey shoreline of the Hudson.

The pilot, a former Navy SEAL, was identified as 36-year-old Seankese Johnson, according to city officials. He was certified to fly commercial helicopters since August 2023, according to FAA records, and the NTSB noted he had completed 788 hours in the air.