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The fatal collision between a recreational airplane and a tourist helicopter over the Hudson River should not affect rates for such planes, but could possibly impact helicopter coverage, according to two insurance brokers.

On Saturday, a single engine Piper PA32 flying from Teterboro Airport in New Jersey collided with a helicopter carrying five Italian tourists over the Hudson River between Manhattan and Hoboken, N.J. Nine persons died. The last body was recovered yesterday.

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