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NBC news helicopter crashes while covering Los Angeles traffic accident, killing three
A NewsChopper4 helicopter used by NBC4 and Telemundo 52 crashed while covering a fatal traffic accident in Los Angeles’ Chatsworth neighborhood. Two people aboard the helicopter and one person on the ground were killed. The NTSB and FAA are investigating the cause of the crash.
Three people were killed when a news helicopter covering a traffic accident from the air crashed in Los Angeles, California.
The incident occurred shortly before 7 p.m. local time on Tuesday, September 15, in Chatsworth, in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley. The Los Angeles Fire Department said the helicopter crashed in an area with commercial buildings on North Mason Avenue.
It was a news helicopter operated by NBC and Telemundo
NBC Los Angeles confirmed that the aircraft was NewsChopper4, used by NBC4 Los Angeles and Telemundo 52. The helicopter was operated by Angel City Air.
The helicopter was one of the news aircraft covering a fatal traffic accident that had occurred in the area about two hours earlier.
Two people aboard the helicopter were killed
NBC4 anchor Colleen Williams announced during a live broadcast that the two people aboard the helicopter had been killed.
According to the latest report from the AP, the two victims were identified as Angel City Air employees, reporter Eliana Moreno and pilot George Marciniw.
The third victim was a person in a parking lot in the area where the helicopter crashed. Two other people were also taken to hospital, but details about their condition have not been released.
Fire broke out after the helicopter crashed
A fire broke out after the helicopter struck the ground. Authorities said at least four vehicles and two storage containers were affected by the flames.
More than 70 firefighters were dispatched to the scene, and the fire was brought under control. Fire officials said the helicopter wreckage was heavily damaged.
Two people also died in the accident the crew was covering
Another notable detail was that the NewsChopper4 crew had been covering another fatal accident in the area.
About two hours before the helicopter crash, a vehicle collided with a Los Angeles Metro bus in Chatsworth. Police and fire officials said two people were killed and at least six were injured in that crash. The injured people were taken to hospitals.
NewsChopper4 was one of the news helicopters filming the accident from the air. The helicopter crashed about 2.4 kilometers from the site of the bus collision.
Cause of the crash under investigation
The cause of the helicopter crash has not yet been determined. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are investigating the incident.
NBC4 and Telemundo 52 expressed their condolences to the families, friends and colleagues of those who died.
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