NBC4 Airbus news helicopter crashes in Chatsworth parking lot, killing two crew and a bystander
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Story Summary
SITUATION
An NBC4 Airbus news helicopter suddenly lost altitude and crashed into a Chatsworth parking lot on September 17, 2026, killing pilot George Marciniw, reporter Eliana Moreno and bystander Edy Gutierrez Mejia. NBCLA released video of the final seconds and the Radio & Television News Association of Southern California issued a statement mourning the victims.
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KEY FACTS
- An Airbus helicopter carrying NBC4 crew suddenly lost altitude and crashed into the parking lot of a self-storage business in Chatsworth.
- The crash occurred while the helicopter was covering a deadly crash involving an SUV and a Metro bus.
- NBCLA obtained and released footage from a nearby building showing the helicopter hovering before it abruptly dropped.
- The Radio & Television News Association of Southern California released a statement mourning George Marciniw and Eliana Moreno and noting Moreno's 16 years of aerial reporting.
- Pilot George Marciniw and reporter Eliana Moreno, 38, were killed in the crash.
- 29-year-old Edy Gutierrez Mejia, who was on the ground, was killed in the crash.
- Two NBC staffers onboard were killed in the crash.
- One person on the ground was killed by the crash.
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
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Brief
The NBC news helicopter crashed near Chatsworth warehouses at around 7 p.m., killing both staffers onboard and one person on the ground. A livestream captured the chopper violently shaking after its engine slowed and a low rotor RPM annunciator horn before the feed cut out and the aircraft burst into flames.
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