Police Helicopter Crash Newport Beach

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

1 officer is dead, another is injured after a police helicopter crashed in southern California, officials say | CNN

A police officer died and another was injured after a police helicopter crashed in southern California Saturday night, officials said.

www.cnn.com

Huntington Beach police helicopter crashes in California; 1 dead, 1 critical

A Huntington Beach, California, police helicopter crashed into waters in Newport Beach on Saturday night, killing one police officer and critically injuring another, according to reports.

www.foxnews.com

I see, now they are. They didn’t when it first happened. DM made it front main headline news. I scrolled through both Fox and CNN and didn’t find it.

 

[SteveC]

I see, now they are. They didn’t when it first happened. DM made it front main headline news. I scrolled through both Fox and CNN and didn’t find it.

Yes they did. Check time stamps. Just because you didn’t find it doesn’t mean they didn’t cover it.

Probably didn’t have enough pictures to make your personal Feed.

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

As I said, I scrolled through both sites on my phone and did not see it. It wasn’t in the top news. DM made it top headline which is where I saw it. I did go to try and find the CNN or Fox backup, but couldn’t see it. But then someone else posted the sole-source DM article and somehow wasn’t attacked for it. Go figure.


by the way, what is the time zone for jetcareers? It doesn’t look like local time. It’s 11:37am this moment in CA but your post above says “today at 13:19”

 

[fholbert]

by the way, what is the time zone for jetcareers? It doesn’t look like local time. It’s 11:37am this moment in CA but your post above says “today at 13:19”

When PC's first got popular (Win 95 came out) we used to say; If your VCR is blinking 12:00 you're not smart enough to buy a computer.

 

[fholbert]

As I said, I scrolled through both sites on my phone and did not see it. It wasn’t in the top news. DM made it top headline which is where I saw it. I did go to try and find the CNN or Fox backup, but couldn’t see it. But then someone else posted the sole-source DM article and somehow wasn’t attacked for it. Go figure.

Again...

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

When PC's first got popular (Win 95 came out) we used to say; If your VCR is blinking 12:00 you're not smart enough to buy a computer.

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Thank you. Mine was showing Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London.

 

[A Life Aloft]

From KTLA local news channel today. Not many details yet, though.

Pilot reported mechanical issues before police helicopter crash

A pilot reported mechanical issues shortly before a police helicopter crashed nose first along the Southern California coast, killing one officer, authorities said Sunday.

The pilot made a brief call to report that the helicopter was experiencing mechanical issues, before calling again to say that they were going to crash, said National Transportation Safety Board spokesperson Elliott Simpson during a Sunday news conference. Right now, it appears to be a nose-down descent into the water,” Simpson said.

The Huntington Beach Police Department has three helicopters and typically keeps one in operation 24 hours a day. The two other aircraft will be grounded pending an inspection and the preliminary investigation.

A witness described the minutes leading up to the crash.

“We were driving over here and we heard the pitch of the helicopter,” the unidentified witness told KCAL-TV Channel 9 news. “And it sounded like a helicopter was in distress. And then when we looked at the helicopter, it was out of control. And it was obvious that the helicopter was going to go down. And it did go down and almost immediately sunk.”

The Huntington Beach Police Department Air Support Unit was formed in 1968. Huntington Beach was the first city in Orange County and the fifth in the nation to use helicopters for public safety service, according to the city.

 

[fholbert]

Thank you. Mine was showing Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London.

There is a little but well know city it that time zone call Greenwich...

Is that helping?

 

[knot4u]

@MikeD I have a question regarding the MD notar. I recall seeing pilots rotating the piece at the end of the boom as part of their preflight. Is that piece at the end connected to the pedals?

 

[knot4u]

There is a little but well know city it that time zone call Greenwich...

Is that helping?

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Why?

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

There is a little but well know city it that time zone call Greenwich...

Is that helping?

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That’s mean time. I’m trying to be more woke and prefer nice time.

 

[fholbert]

Another Police Helicopter Down

LA County Sherriff - Reports difference, but appears 5 SOB, 2 to Trauma Center, 3 to hospital.

https://abc7.com/video/embed/?pid=11665673

Date:	19-MAR-2022
Time:	16:58
Type:	Aérospatiale AS 332L1 Super Puma
Owner/operator:	County of Los Angeles
Registration:	N952JH
MSN:	9004
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Category:	Accident
Location:	Angeles National Forest, N of Azusa, CA - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Ambulance
Departure airport:	Huntington Hospital Heliport, CA (CL14)
Destination airport:	Long Beach Airport, CA (LGB/KLGB)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news or social media reports

Narrative:
An Aérospatiale AS 332L1 Super Puma impacted wooded terrain in the Angeles National Forest, north of Azusa, California, under unknown circumstances,
The five POB were injured and airlifted to a hospital in stable condition.

 

[MikeD]

Those LASD Super Puma helos replaced their longtime Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King rescue helos they used to have for rescue, of which those replaced their Sikorsky S-58T helos they had before that. I don’t believe LASD has had an accident of one of their medium-lift helos before.

 

[FL350]

Those LASD Super Puma helos replaced their longtime Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King rescue helos they used to have for rescue, of which those replaced their Sikorsky S-58T helos they had before that. I don’t believe LASD has had an accident of one of their medium-lift helos before.

When I saw this accident on the news I was curious what you’d have to say.
Your knowledge on these subjects is quite impressive.

Hopefully all will survive.

 

[T/O w/FSII]

When I saw this accident on the news I was curious what you’d have to say.
Your knowledge on these subjects is quite impressive.

Hopefully all will survive.

The pilots are so popular on Instagram they have t shirts for sale (ghettobirdpilot). They post all the rescues they do almost every day. They fly SO SLOW on take off and landing, and only land in designated areas of the mountain highways. It’s actually super boring, which is good. I’d be surprised if this was pilot error but you never know.

 

[derg]

1 officer is dead, another is injured after a police helicopter crashed in southern California, officials say | CNN

A police officer died and another was injured after a police helicopter crashed in southern California Saturday night, officials said.

www.cnn.com

Huntington Beach police helicopter crashes in California; 1 dead, 1 critical

A Huntington Beach, California, police helicopter crashed into waters in Newport Beach on Saturday night, killing one police officer and critically injuring another, according to reports.

www.foxnews.com

I think he likes the abuse.

 

[derg]

Yes they did. Check time stamps. Just because you didn’t find it doesn’t mean they didn’t cover it.

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Probably didn’t have enough pictures to make your personal Feed.

This is why I fear being on the wrong side of @SteveC. He will calmly, but speedily, shut you down.

 

[fholbert]

From a friend who's in the Sheriff Aero Squadron:

Investigation is on going but, helicopter was doing a normal landing next to road when they experienced a brown out. Soon after, the main rooter found a large tree.

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

What's a brown out? Not the electrical drop in voltage kind of problem I assume. Dirt lifting from the downward swash?

 

[MikeD]

What's a brown out? Not the electrical drop in voltage kind of problem I assume. Dirt lifting from the downward swash?

dust blowing around when approaching the ground for landing due to rotor wash. Known as whiteout in snow conditions. It can get bad enough that you can’t see anything at end game on landing.