Fears faulty ‘Jesus nut’ sent helicopter family plunging to their deaths as loved ones share heartbreaking tribute

The grieving family of the helicopter crash victims in New York on Thursday shared a heartbreaking tribute amid speculation over the cause of the crash.

It comes as aviation expert Julian Bray suggested that a faulty ‘Jesus nut’ – which holds the entire rotor system together – could have been behind the tragedy.

Agustín Escobar, the president of the Spanish branch of Siemens, and his family had only arrived in the city earlier in the day on Thursday before the fatal crash that very afternoon.