NBC helicopter crash in LA kills at least three people with others injured
Federal investigators are probing the crash after the helicopter burst into flames, damaged four vehicles and two storage containers, and killed three people.
- On Tuesday evening, an NBC4 news helicopter crashed between two commercial buildings in Chatsworth, killing three people, including a pedestrian on the ground, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
- The aircraft went down while covering a deadly collision involving a Metro bus and an SUV that occurred two hours earlier on Nordhoff Street, officials said.
- Fifty-Six firefighters responded to the fiery wreckage, while NBC4 anchor Colleen Williams confirmed on air that the station had lost contact with its crew.
- One additional person was transported to a hospital in unknown condition, while the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration announced they will investigate the crash.
- The crash renews scrutiny over aerial news gathering in Los Angeles, where helicopter coverage has long defined broadcast journalism and exposed reporters to inherent airspace risks.
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NBC4 and Telemundo 52 reporting helicopter crashed in Chatsworth, Los Angeles. Accident occurred during aerial coverage of a road accident
(Los Angeles=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Kyung-yoon = Amid a traffic accident in Los Angeles (LA), a broadcast station helicopter covering the event landed on the ground...
News Helicopter Crash Kills Three During Coverage of Deadly Los Angeles Bus Wreck
Los Angeles, California — Three people were killed Tuesday evening when a news helicopter used by NBC4 Los Angeles and Telemundo 52 crashed in the Chatsworth neighborhood while covering a separate deadly collision involving an SUV and a Metro bus. NBC4 identified the two people aboard the helicopter as aerial journalist Eliana Moreno and pilot George Marciniw, both employees of Angel City Air. A third person was killed on the ground. The Los Ang…
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