Event Brief
Los Angeles news helicopter crash kills three in Chatsworth
By The BriefBrief · Sources (14)
Filed: Sep 16, 2026 at 12:00 AM ET
Summary: A Los Angeles news helicopter crashed in the San Fernando Valley on Tuesday night, killing three people. The crash occurred just before 7 p.m. near the 9100 block of N. Mason Avenue between two commercial buildings, where the aircraft appeared to land on shipping containers and parked vehicles. Firefighters fought a large post-crash fire that spread to nearby vehicles.
WHO: Los Angeles firefighters and LAFD Captain Branden Silverman
WHAT: A Los Angeles news helicopter crashed, killing at least three people and triggering a large fire that spread to nearby vehicles.
WHEN: Sep 15, 2026
WHERE: Near the 9100 block of N. Mason Avenue, Chatsworth (San Fernando Valley), Los Angeles, California
WHY: The cause of the crash has not been reported.
Sources (14):
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
BBC News,
CBS News,
Euronews,
Fox News,
France 24,
NBC News,
NPR,
The Hindu,
The Independent,
WBIR 10News,
WFLA,
WTSP 10 Tampa Bay
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