{
  "id": 7745455,
  "title": "News Helicopter Crashes in Los Angeles, Killing 3",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/news-helicopter-crashes-in-los-angeles-killing-3-7745455",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T08:42:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tempo.co English",
    "slug": "tempo-co-english",
    "url": "https://en.tempo.co/read/2119699/news-helicopter-crashes-in-los-angeles-killing-3"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A news helicopter named NewsChopper4 crashed and caught fire in Los Angeles while reporting on a fatal bus accident on Tuesday evening. At least three individuals perished in the disaster, and another person suffered injuries. The crash occurred near a storage facility in the Chatsworth area, located northwest of downtown LA.\n\nLos Angeles Fire Department spokesperson Branden Silverman stated that one victim was found in a nearby parking lot. The identities of those aboard the aircraft remain unknown, though NBC could not confirm their status. The cause of the crash is still under investigation by the US National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration.",
  "summary": "A helicopter belonging to an NBC news affiliate was covering a large traffic accident in the southern California city when it crashed.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Los Angeles News Helicopter Crashes on the Job, Killing At Least 3",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/los-angeles-news-helicopter-crashes-on-the-job-killing-at-least-3",
        "published": "2026-09-16T03:16:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Helicopter crashes killing at least 3 people near an LA bus collision",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/helicopter-crashes-killing-at-least-3-people-near-an-la-bus-collision",
        "published": "2026-09-16T04:06:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The New York Times",
        "title": "News Helicopter Crashes in Los Angeles County, Killing at Least 3",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/news-helicopter-crashes-in-los-angeles-county-killing-at-least-3",
        "published": "2026-09-16T04:14:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Helicopter crashes and bursts into flames, killing at least 3 people near an LA bus collision",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/helicopter-crashes-and-bursts-into-flames-killing-at-least-3-people",
        "published": "2026-09-16T04:30:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "News helicopter crashes in Los Angeles, killing 3",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/news-helicopter-crashes-in-los-angeles-killing-3",
        "published": "2026-09-16T05:01:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}