Uber changed the way that we navigate cities.

Hailing a private driver to shuttle you from point A to point B has never been easier, and it was only a matter of time before the same type of service moved to air travel.

BlackBird, a company in the US, wants to make flying as affordable as driving.

Then there’s Blade, an on-demand short-distance flight service. Unfortunately for Blade, a helicopter that they regularly contract came to a nasty end in the Hudson River recently.

Take a look:

Terrifying video shows a helicopter spiraling out of control before crashing into the Hudson River. Thankfully, the pilot survived. https://t.co/UOejG4cI80 pic.twitter.com/PyJ0zZ1mDy

— Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) May 15, 2019

According to The Verge, the aircraft’s pilot was the only person onboard and suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

“Earlier today, a helicopter made a safe emergency landing on floats in the Hudson River near the heliport,” a Blade representative confirmed to The Verge. “The pilot was not injured and immediately exited the aircraft.”

The aircraft landed in the Hudson River near West 30th Street after it missed the landing pad, according to local police. Blade also noted that the helicopter was not servicing a Blade flight, and was being repositioned by the contractor, Zip Aviation, to the West Side Heliport for fueling when the accident occurred.

No one has confirmed what caused the aircraft to opt for an emergency landing in the river.

I think I’ll be sticking to on-the-ground modes of transport for now.

[source:verge]