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A piece of luggage may have caused deadly New York helicopter crash

The New York City helicopter crash that killed everyone on board except the pilot yesterday may have been caused by a passenger's piece of luggage, the pilot told investigators.

He said that one of the passenger's bags may have inadvertently hit the emergency fuel shutoff button, leading to the crash that killed five passengers.

The passengers were on a Liberty Helicopters chopper that had been chartered for a private photo shoot, authorities said. All 5 of the victims were between 26 and 34 years old.

Watch footage of the crash and the full story above.