Pilot who crashed helicopter onto NYC building 'did not know where he was': Report

NEW: A helicopter pilot who crashed atop a New York City high rise was lost and flying in and out of clouds just before the accident, according to a preliminary NTSB report.

A pilot who crashed on top of a New York City high rise building was lost and flying in and out of clouds just before the accident, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board .

McCormack did not have an instrument rating and did not report anything mechanically wrong with the aircraft, which was severely damaged in the crash, according to the report. He then waited and reviewed the weather before leaving the heliport to head to Linden, New Jersey, Brazy said. Video recorded by a witness showed the helicopter flying erratically in and out of clouds over Manhattan and the East River before the crash, according to the records.

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