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A fatal September 15 crash involving an Airbus Helicopters AS350 B2 operating as NewsChopper4 has sharpened focus on the working environment for Los Angeles television helicopter crews. The aircraft, owned and operated by Angel City Air, was providing…
A helicopter providing aerial coverage for NBC4 and Telemundo 52 crashed at about 6:57 p.m. on September 15 in Chatsworth, Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Fire Department said the aircraft came down between commercial buildings near 9151 North…
New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission has released an interim report into the May 17 crash of Airbus AS350-B3 ZK-IJW in Mt Aspiring National Park, 24 km west of Makarora. The Commission confirmed that the helicopter’s main rotor…
Five people were killed when a BO-105 helicopter conducting a Flying Doctor Service mission crashed near Long Lellang Short Take-Off and Landing Airport in Sarawak, Malaysia, on September 8. The aircraft was carrying its pilot and four Ministry…
A helicopter accident at Warren County Memorial Airport near McMinnville, Tennessee, injured the pilot/instructor on September 3, according to Warren County emergency officials cited by local news outlets. A male student aboard the helicopter was not injured, WSMV…
A U.S. Army MH-60 Black Hawk carrying four Special Operations Aviation soldiers came down during routine training near Denver, Colorado, on August 25, according to Army Special Operations Aviation Command. The command said there were no reported injuries…
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