Newsroom Nightmare: L. A. 's Helicopter Crash Raises Alarms About Skyborne Risks A news helicopter crashed in suburban Los Angeles on Tuesday evening, claiming three lives and injuring two others.
The accident occurred while the aircraft was reporting on a deadly SUV bus collision in Chatsworth. The NewsChopper4, a joint operation between NBC Los Angeles and Telemundo 52, went down around 7:00 p. m. local time.
The cause of the crash remains unknown, but the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has taken charge of the investigation.