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Investigators released photos showing the wreckage of a news helicopter that crashed in Los Angeles on Tuesday night, killing three people including photojournalist Eliana Moreno and pilot George Marciniw. The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation, which could take up to 18 months, as they gather data from the crash site. Meanwhile, footage circulating online may be crucial evidence for determining the cause of the crash.
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 in Los Angeles, a NBC4 and Telemundo 52 news helicopter crashed while covering an earlier accident involving a bus and SUV, killing three people including reporter Eliana Moreno and pilot George Marciniw. The crash occurred in the Chatsworth neighborhood around 7pm local time. Witnesses reported that the helicopter exploded upon impact, damaging four cars nearby. Moreno and Marciniw had been working together since 2023 and flew hundreds of hours together. Additionally, a pedestrian was also killed at the scene. The SUV driver suspected of causing the initial bus crash faces charges including reckless driving and possible DUI. NBC LA's Chopper 4 involved in the fatal accident is a Eurocopter AS 350 B2 Ecureuil, part of a helicopter family with recent fatal incidents, raising concerns about its safety record.
Written for “LA News Helicopter Crash” on 2026-09-17,
grounded in this article and the 15 other(s) covering the same event.
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Investigators have released new photos that show the stark aftermath of a news helicopter crash that killed three people in Los Angeles on Tuesday night.
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A scorched aircraft and charred storage container were being examined at the scene of the incident on Wednesday.
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The collision claimed the lives of NBC photojournalist Eliana Moreno and pilot George Marciniw.
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The third victim, a pedestrian, was identified as Edy Gutierrez Mejia, 29, by the coroner's office.
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which is leading the investigation into the incident, said a report on the cause could take up to 18 months.
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NBC Los Angeles said its NewsChopper4, which also operated for the Spanish-language Telemundo 52, was in the city's suburb on Tuesday night reporting on a deadly bus crash that had killed two people.
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The driver in the bus crash has since been arrested on suspicion of murder.
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The cause of the aircraft crash has not yet been determined, officials said.
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Mejia, the pedestrian killed when the helicopter came down, was a Guatemalan national who had only arrived in Los Angeles this week, according to NBC News.
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Investigators were collecting data at the crash site on Wednesday.
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The helicopter will be moved to a secure facility, where the NTSB will continue to examine the wreckage.
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The NTSB is an independent US government agency that investigates civil transportation accidents.
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During a news conference on Wednesday, the NTSB's investigator-in-charge Fabian Salazar said a preliminary report on the incident would be issued within 30 days.
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A final report on the cause of the crash could take up to 18 months to be released, he added.
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Asked by reporters about video circulating on social media that appears to show the helicopter's viewpoint in the seconds before the crash, Salazar said it is so far "probably the most important evidence" for investigators.
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In addition to the three people killed, two others were taken to the hospital.
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During emotional live coverage on NBC4 on Tuesday night, veteran news anchor Colleen Williams confirmed it was the local news station's helicopter that crashed.
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While news coverage via helicopter is not necessarily unique to Los Angeles, it is more prominent compared to other major metropolitan areas.
LA local news stations regularly break into live programming to broadcast high-speed police pursuits from the air, fly over wildfires and show accidents, protests, and holiday traffic jams in often unscripted, real-time aerials.
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