{"id":437415,"date":"2026-09-16T05:34:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T05:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/437415\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T05:34:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T05:34:24","slug":"3-dead-after-news-helicopter-crashes-in-chatsworth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/437415\/","title":{"rendered":"3 dead after news helicopter crashes in Chatsworth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LOS ANGELES – Three people died after a NBC4 news helicopter crashed in Chatsworth.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

What we know:<\/p>\n

Firefighters and paramedics responded to 9151 Mason Ave., near Nordhoff Street, just before 7 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to the LA Fire Department, three people were determined dead on scene. One person was transported to a hospital in unknown condition. Fire officials said one of the victims was a pedestrian on the street. The other two people killed were in the helicopter.<\/p>\n

\"Witness \"Witness NBC4 news chopper crashes\u00a0 <\/p>\n

The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed the helicopter was from a television station. NBC4 said they lost contact with their air crew around 7 p.m. and by 8:55 p.m. they confirmed on air that the helicopter was theirs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A witness at the scene said the helicopter was swaying before it crashed. “Immediately after that it was a cloud of smoke,” stated Allyona Sevanesian. \u00a0<\/p>\n

NewsChopper4 went down between two commercial buildings, igniting on fire instantly. That fire spread to four nearby vehicles and two shipping containers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Stu \"Stu <\/p>\n

What we don’t know:<\/p>\n

It’s unclear what caused the crash. Several news helicopters and ground crews were already in the area to cover a nearby bus crash.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The NTSB and FAA will be handling the investigation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Deadly bus crash occurs a block away\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Local perspective:<\/p>\n

The scene is about a block or so away from the scene of a deadly Metro bus crash<\/a> that happened earlier in the evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In that crash, an SUV collided with a Metro bus that was traveling eastbound on Nordhoff Street near De Soto Avenue. Three people died, and another six were transported to a local hospital in unknown condition.<\/p>\n

\"Chatsworth \"Chatsworth <\/p>\n

It appears the SUV was speeding and T-boned the bus. The driver of the SUV died at the hospital, according to Metro spokesman Jose Ubaldo.<\/p>\n

The Source: Information for this story came from the Los Angeles Fire Department.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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