The pilot of the doomed tourist helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River was remembered as a driven Navy veteran who died “doing what he loved,” friends and loved ones said Saturday.

The pilot who died with a family of five in a helicopter crash in New York City's Hudson River was a NAVY Seal named Sean Johnson. On March 27, Johnson posted a video to his Facebook page that ...

A friend of Johnson, helicopter pilot Matt Klier, told CNN affiliate WABC he was “an amazing pilot.” “He was just a super good dude,” Klier said, holding back tears.

A third crew member, Staff Sgt. Ryan Austin O’Hara, sat in the back. As the helicopter approached Reagan Airport, an air traffic controller warned the crew that there was a passenger plane nearby.

The pilot of the doomed helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River was a Navy veteran — and posted chilling video of himself last month proudly flying in the same type of chopper over Lower ...