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Report of a helicopter crash on Tuesday January 30, at 1:50 p.m. local time in Newport Beach, California, about one mile from the John Wayne Airport.
Four passengers were in the helicopter when it crashed, two died at the scene including someone on the ground. Information is lacking and sketchy.
One comment by a neighbor was of interest: A witness told the outlet that he saw the helicopter "drop like a rock."
Two days earlier, an engine on a Beech G33 suddenly died as the plane was en route from San Diego to the airport and made a nighttime emergency landing on a nearby freeway.
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The crash initially happened around 1:50 p.m. local time in Newport Beach, NBC Los Angeles reported. The Newport Beach Police Department said
four people were aboard the Robinson 44 helicopter when it went down.
One of the deceased was a person who was on the ground when the crash occurred.
A resident in the neighborhood described to local station KCAL-TV what he heard and saw after the crash took place.
"We tried to pry them out but we didn't want to touch them," the neighbor told the station. "We didn't want to take a chance of hurting anybody."
"The three people were all crunched in there together. One I could see moving an arm," he added.
The crash site is roughly a mile away from the John Wayne Airport in Orange County, according to CBS News. A witness told the outlet that he saw the helicopter "drop like a rock."
According to reports, no fire has erupted despite fluids building up on the ground.
The cause of the crash is currently under investigation and will be handled by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.
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The four-seat Robinson R44 went down at about 1:45 p.m. in a gated community in Newport Beach, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) southeast of Los Angeles, authorities said.
The injured were taken to hospitals but there was no immediate word on their condition.
Fire Chief Chip Duncan confirmed the deaths and injuries but could not say how many of the dead were aboard the aircraft.
The Federal Aviation Administration said four people were on the helicopter.
A neighbor who heard the crash told KCAL-TV that he saw the pilot lying injured but alive on the grass and three other people inside the wreckage.
“We tried to pry them out but we didn’t want to touch them,” said the neighbor, who was not identified by the television station. “We didn’t want to take a chance of hurting anybody.”
“The three people were all crunched in there together,” he said. “One I could see moving an arm.”
Marian Michaels, who lives behind the house that was struck by the helicopter, said her house shook when the crash happened.
“There was no fire,” she said. “It looked like they were trying to land in the street but clipped the roof across the street and didn’t make it.” The house that was hit was for sale and she saw the owners talking to firefighters, Michaels said.
The aircraft had taken off from John Wayne Airport, said Ian Gregor, an FAA spokesman. The airport is about a mile (1.6 kilometers) from the crash site. There was no fire.
Messages seeking comment from Revolution Aviation, which is based at the airport and operated the helicopter, were not immediately returned.
The crash took place two days after a small plane heading toward the airport made a nighttime emergency landing on a nearby freeway. The pilot and passenger weren’t hurt.
The pilot, Israel Slod, said the engine of the Beech G33 suddenly died as the plane was en route from San Diego to the airport. The aircraft landed on State Route 55 in Costa Mesa, a few miles north of Newport Beach.
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It wasn't clear whether all the fatalities were on the helicopter. Newport Beach police said a pedestrian on the ground was involved in the crash, though a photographer at the scene said the bystander appeared to have suffered minor injuries.
The four-seat Robinson R44 crashed under unknown circumstances after it departed from John Wayne Airport, said Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor.
Eric Spitzer of Spitzer Helicopter said he leased the R44 to Revolution Aviation, a flight school and touring company at John Wayne Airport.
"I'm shocked because it just came out of getting updated avionics" a week ago, Spitzer said, though he didn't know exactly what that entailed. "I paid the bill."
Spitzer said that with three passengers aboard, the pilot, a friend of his who owns the aviation company, was likely conducting a tour.
Tuesday's crash was at least the third serious accident in Southern California in the past year involving an R44,
according to NTSB records.
In May, the pilot and two passengers aboard an R44 suffered serious injuries when it crash-landed on a golf course maintenance yard near Santa Barbara.
Two months later, an R44 lost power and landed hard on a city street in Sherman Oaks, injuring the pilot and three passengers.
Four passengers were in the helicopter when it crashed, two died at the scene including someone on the ground. Information is lacking and sketchy.
One comment by a neighbor was of interest: A witness told the outlet that he saw the helicopter "drop like a rock."
Two days earlier, an engine on a Beech G33 suddenly died as the plane was en route from San Diego to the airport and made a nighttime emergency landing on a nearby freeway.
Three people died Tuesday after a helicopter crashed into a home in Southern California, according to state authorities. Two others were reported as injured.
Three Dead After Helicopter Crashes Into California Home - Report
https://sputniknews.com/us/201801311061208431-people-dead-after-helicopter-crashes-into-california-home/
The crash initially happened around 1:50 p.m. local time in Newport Beach, NBC Los Angeles reported. The Newport Beach Police Department said
four people were aboard the Robinson 44 helicopter when it went down.
One of the deceased was a person who was on the ground when the crash occurred.
A resident in the neighborhood described to local station KCAL-TV what he heard and saw after the crash took place.
"We tried to pry them out but we didn't want to touch them," the neighbor told the station. "We didn't want to take a chance of hurting anybody."
"The three people were all crunched in there together. One I could see moving an arm," he added.
The crash site is roughly a mile away from the John Wayne Airport in Orange County, according to CBS News. A witness told the outlet that he saw the helicopter "drop like a rock."
According to reports, no fire has erupted despite fluids building up on the ground.
The cause of the crash is currently under investigation and will be handled by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.
(NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.) — A helicopter crashed into a Southern California home shortly after takeoff on Tuesday, killing three people and injuring two others, officials said.
A Helicopter Has Crashed Into a California Home, Killing Three People (Video)
http://time.com/5126065/newport-beach-helicopter-crash/
The four-seat Robinson R44 went down at about 1:45 p.m. in a gated community in Newport Beach, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) southeast of Los Angeles, authorities said.
The injured were taken to hospitals but there was no immediate word on their condition.
Fire Chief Chip Duncan confirmed the deaths and injuries but could not say how many of the dead were aboard the aircraft.
The Federal Aviation Administration said four people were on the helicopter.
A neighbor who heard the crash told KCAL-TV that he saw the pilot lying injured but alive on the grass and three other people inside the wreckage.
“We tried to pry them out but we didn’t want to touch them,” said the neighbor, who was not identified by the television station. “We didn’t want to take a chance of hurting anybody.”
“The three people were all crunched in there together,” he said. “One I could see moving an arm.”
Marian Michaels, who lives behind the house that was struck by the helicopter, said her house shook when the crash happened.
“There was no fire,” she said. “It looked like they were trying to land in the street but clipped the roof across the street and didn’t make it.” The house that was hit was for sale and she saw the owners talking to firefighters, Michaels said.
The aircraft had taken off from John Wayne Airport, said Ian Gregor, an FAA spokesman. The airport is about a mile (1.6 kilometers) from the crash site. There was no fire.
Messages seeking comment from Revolution Aviation, which is based at the airport and operated the helicopter, were not immediately returned.
The crash took place two days after a small plane heading toward the airport made a nighttime emergency landing on a nearby freeway. The pilot and passenger weren’t hurt.
The pilot, Israel Slod, said the engine of the Beech G33 suddenly died as the plane was en route from San Diego to the airport. The aircraft landed on State Route 55 in Costa Mesa, a few miles north of Newport Beach.
A helicopter with four people onboard crashed into a Newport Beach home Tuesday afternoon, killing three people and injuring two others, authorities said.
‘It was like a train hitting a wall’: 3 killed when helicopter crashes into Newport Beach home
http://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-me-helicopter-crash-20180130-story.html
It wasn't clear whether all the fatalities were on the helicopter. Newport Beach police said a pedestrian on the ground was involved in the crash, though a photographer at the scene said the bystander appeared to have suffered minor injuries.
The four-seat Robinson R44 crashed under unknown circumstances after it departed from John Wayne Airport, said Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor.
Eric Spitzer of Spitzer Helicopter said he leased the R44 to Revolution Aviation, a flight school and touring company at John Wayne Airport.
"I'm shocked because it just came out of getting updated avionics" a week ago, Spitzer said, though he didn't know exactly what that entailed. "I paid the bill."
Spitzer said that with three passengers aboard, the pilot, a friend of his who owns the aviation company, was likely conducting a tour.
Tuesday's crash was at least the third serious accident in Southern California in the past year involving an R44,
according to NTSB records.
In May, the pilot and two passengers aboard an R44 suffered serious injuries when it crash-landed on a golf course maintenance yard near Santa Barbara.
Two months later, an R44 lost power and landed hard on a city street in Sherman Oaks, injuring the pilot and three passengers.