▁We ather ▁Service ▁weather ▁conditions ▁at ▁no on ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁stations ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁collision ▁were ▁described ▁as ▁" sun ny " ▁or ▁" part ly ▁sun ny " ▁with ▁a ▁temperature ▁of ▁between ▁ ▁and ▁variable ▁wind ▁speed ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁Author ities ▁said ▁the ▁Pi per ' s ▁" low ▁wing " ▁design ▁made ▁it ▁difficult ▁to ▁see ▁below ▁the ▁aircraft ▁and ▁the ▁hel ic opter ' s ▁rot ors ▁make ▁it ▁difficult ▁to ▁see ▁above . ▁In ▁addition , ▁neither ▁small ▁aircraft ▁was ▁required ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁flight ▁data ▁rec order ▁or ▁co ck pit ▁voice ▁rec order . ▁ ▁Emer gency ▁response ▁ ▁Res cue ▁ ▁Im medi ately ▁following ▁the ▁accident , ▁the ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁had ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Fire ▁Department ▁( FD N Y ) ▁had ▁res cu ed ▁one ▁surv iv or ▁from ▁the ▁Hudson ▁River ; ▁however , ▁this ▁report ▁was ▁shown ▁to ▁be ▁incorrect . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁F DN Y , ▁six ▁rescue ▁boat ▁cre ws ▁from ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁Station ▁New ▁York , ▁a ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁rescue ▁hel ic opter ▁crew ▁from ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁Air ▁Station ▁Atlantic ▁City , ▁several ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁A ux ili ary ▁assets , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Police ▁Department ▁( N Y PD ), ▁New ▁Jersey ▁State ▁Police , ▁and ▁local ▁emer gency ▁services ▁all ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁rescue ▁effort . ▁The ▁Red ▁Cross ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Har bor ▁Police ▁also ▁assist ed ▁in ▁the ▁efforts . ▁At ▁about ▁