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Photographs from the scene of a recent helicopter crash that killed three people—NBC reporter Eliana Moreno, pilot George Marciniw, and pedestrian Edy Gutierrez Mejia—show the wreckage with the station’s logo visible among the debris. The crash occurred while the helicopter was covering an earlier collision between an SUV and a city bus, which also resulted in fatalities. Veteran journalist Zoey Tur suggests that the video recording from the doomed flight indicates signs of engine failure before the crash. Both the FAA and NTSB are investigating the cause of the accident.
Written by the local model on 2026-09-17,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Tuesday evening, a NBC News helicopter providing aerial coverage for NBC4 and Telemundo 52 in Los Angeles crashed, killing three people: two crew members, reporter Eliana Moreno and pilot George Marciniw, along with pedestrian Edy Gutierrez Mejia. The crash occurred around 7pm near the Chatsworth area of San Fernando Valley while covering a separate incident involving an SUV crashing into a bus earlier that day at about 5pm. This initial collision resulted in two deaths and six injuries. The helicopter had been filming aerially when it suddenly went down, exploding upon impact between two commercial buildings and damaging several vehicles. Authorities are investigating the cause of both crashes; the driver of the SUV involved in the first accident faces charges including reckless driving and suspicion of DUI.
Written for “Los Angeles Helicopter Crash” on 2026-09-17,
grounded in this article and the 9 other(s) covering the same event.
Spine-chilling photos show the wrecked NBC chopper that killed three people when it went down Tuesday — with the station’s logo laying burned and shredded on the ground.
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logo → chill → ground
The crash claimed the lives of NBC reporter Eliana Moreno, pilot George Marciniw, and pedestrian Edy Gutierrez Mejia.
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crash → claim → Moreno
Photos from the aftermath of the crash show the decimated remains of News Chopper4.
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Photos → show → Chopper4
Moreno and Marciniw worked together as a reporter-pilot helicopter crew for years.
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Moreno → work → years
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Sign → sign → California
It’s unclear why the helicopter crashed.
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helicopter → ’ → ?
Smoke and fire enveloped the crash site, which left no survivors.
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which → envelop → survivors
Firefighters needed to extinguish the large flames caused by the crash, which lit nearby vehicles ablaze.
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which → need → vehicles
The helicopter was in the air covering the scene of an SUV that had smashed into a city bus, killing two, Daniel Castillo and Gage Weida.
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that → cover → two
Moreno is heard planning out the shot for the bus in her final moments, which were caught on video.
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which → hear → video
“Can we plan our spot, George?” Moreno says at the beginning of the video.
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Moreno → plan → video
“Uh oh,” Moreno then says as an alarm sounds.
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alarm → say → ?
“Can you… you can’t pull up?” Moreno says as the chopper shudders, causing the camera to shake.
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camera → pull → ?
The video cuts out as the chopper rapidly descends.
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chopper → cut → ?
Veteran helicopter reporter Zoey Tur believes the video from the crash appeared to capture signs of an engine failure shortly before the helicopter went down.
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helicopter → believe → failure
“If you listen, you could hear the low rotor RPM annunciator horn going off.
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horn → listen → ?
You could also hear the engine rev down.
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engine → hear → ?
This was an engine failure, and slow response into entering an auto -rotation by PiC.
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This → enter → PiC.
No survivors,” Tur wrote, noting in an accompanying post that she owned two similar helicopters.
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she → write → helicopters
The helicopter circled the area for about an hour before its fateful uncontrolled descent, according to flight data.
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helicopter → circle → data
The FAA told The California Post that it is investigating alongside the NTSB.
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it → tell → NTSB
The NTSB will lead the inquiry, they said.
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they → lead → inquiry
A preliminary FAA accident report said three people died in the crash “UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES” and described a post-crash fire.
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people → say → fire
Tributes for Moreno and Marciniw have poured in since their tragic demise on Tuesday.
NBC LA reporter Robert Kovacik was caught on camera openly sobbing about the death of his colleagues shortly after the crash.
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Kovacik → pour → newsletters
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