3 dead after NBC Los Angeles news helicopter crashes in Chatsworth
The crash happened near the spot of a deadly Metro bus crash in Chatsworth.
Updated on: September 16, 2026 / 2:13 AM EDT / CBS LA
Three people were killed when an NBC Los Angeles helicopter crashed in the San Fernando Valley on Tuesday night near the scene of a deadly Metro bus crash in Chatsworth .
The crash happened just before 7 p.m. between two commercial buildings at a storage facility in the 9100 block of N. Mason Avenue, according to Los Angeles firefighters. The aircraft appeared to have landed on top of two shipping containers and several vehicles that were parked in the area.
Circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear, but aerial footage showed Los Angeles firefighters working to fight the flames from a large fire that broke out after the crash and spread to the nearby vehicles.
Firefighters and Los Angeles police erected a canopy over one body after the fire was extinguished.
"We do have one confirmed patient that seemed to be outside of the helicopter when it crashed," said LAFD Captain Branden Silverman. "That person was declared deceased on scene. ... At this point, we have not confirmed how many victims, or how many people, were inside the helicopter."