{"id":57694,"date":"2018-01-31T04:56:34","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T04:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=57694"},"modified":"2018-01-31T04:56:34","modified_gmt":"2018-01-31T04:56:34","slug":"newport-beach-helicopter-crash-3-dead-2-injured-in-southern-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/newport-beach-helicopter-crash-3-dead-2-injured-in-southern-california.html","title":{"rendered":"Newport Beach helicopter crash: 3 dead, 2 injured in Southern California"},"content":{"rendered":"

Newport Beach helicopter crash: 3 dead, 2 injured in Southern California<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

A helicopter crashed into a house in a Newport Beach, California, neighborhood Tuesday, leaving at least three people dead and two others injured, the Newport Fire Department said. Fire Chief Chip Duncan confirmed the fatalities.<\/span><\/p>\n

CBS Los Angeles reports that one of the deceased was a person on the ground.<\/span><\/p>\n

Newport Beach Police said four people were believed to be onboard when the chopper went down.<\/span><\/p>\n

Residents of the home that was struck were inside the home at the time of the crash, police say none of the residents appeared to be hurt.<\/span><\/p>\n

Two people were rushed to the hospital. Their conditions are unknown at this time.<\/span><\/p>\n

A witness who spoke to CBS Los Angeles said he saw the chopper “drop like a rock.” He also mentioned that he allegedly saw the pilot lying injured — but alive — on the grass. It’s unclear if it was indeed the pilot.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We tried to pry them out but we didn’t want to touch them,” the neighbor said, who was not identified. “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.”<\/span><\/p>\n

There was no fire after the incident, but plenty of fluids on the ground. The helicopter is reportedly a Robinson R44 owned by Revolution Aviation, according to CBS Los Angeles.<\/span><\/p>\n

Revolution Aviation has been offering pilot training and sightseeing trips since the 1960s. The company’s website claims to have a 100 percent safety record.<\/span><\/p>\n

Marian Michaels, who lives behind the house that was struck by the chopper, told The Associated Press her house shook when the crash happened.<\/span><\/p>\n

“There was no fire,” she told AP. “It looked like they were trying to land in the street but clipped the roof across the street and didn’t make it.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The house that was hit was for sale and she saw the owners talking to firefighters, she told AP.<\/span><\/p>\n

The cause of the crash is under investigation. The FAA and NTSB will handle the case.<\/span><\/p>\n

The incident happened just before 2 p.m. local time about a mile away from John Wayne Airport in Orange County where the helicopter had taken off, according to FAA spokesman Ian Gregor.<\/span><\/p>\n

Newport Beach is about 45 miles southeast of Los Angeles.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is a developing story. Please check back for latest updates.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/newport-beach-helicopter-crash-southern-california-live-updates\/<\/span><\/p>\n

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