A helicopter that plunged into the Hudson River in New York City earlier this week, killing all six people aboard, had experienced a mechanical issue last fall, according to data from the Federal Aviation Administration. 

The aircraft, a Bell206L-4 LongRanger IV aircraft, owned by New York Helicopter, had to be repaired after an issue with its transmission assembly, reports The New York Post Saturday. The chopper, built in 2004, had logged 12,728 hours of flight time when it went into repairs. 

Records show that the helicopter was issued an airworthiness certificate in 2016, which was to remain valid through 2029. 

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