News helicopter crashes near Chatsworth after covering traffic collision

An Angel City Air Eurocopter AS 350 B2 operating as NewsChopper 4 for KNBC and Telemundo 52 crashed near Chatsworth, Los Angeles, at about 18:55 local time on 15 September, while the pilot George Marciniw and flight reporter Eliana Moreno were aboard; a ground visitor was lightly injured.

The helicopter had departed Whiteman Airport in Pacoima at roughly 17:24, flew about nine miles west at an average altitude of 1,600 feet MSL, hovered near the traffic‑accident site for around 1 hour and 24 minutes, and in the final minute was at about 1,700 feet MSL, moving roughly 6 knots relative to the ground, with alerts indicating high‑RPM and low‑RPM rotor warnings; the NTSB released a preliminary report that does not establish a probable cause.