In the early morning hours of Feb. 10, 2013, tragedy struck a film production during a helicopter stunt at a movie ranch near Acton. A Bell 206B JetRanger helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff around 3:30 a.m., killing all three people on board during the filming of a reality television show on an Acton movie ranch. The aircraft, operated by Orbic ...

A reported helicopter crash in Santa Clarita Friday was deemed false. Around 1:35 p.m. Friday, officials received reports of a helicopter crash near the 14 Freeway and Agua Dulce Canyon Road, and a second report near the 14 Freeway and Newhall Avenue, said Geovanni Sanchez, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Initial reports were a helicopter was ...

May 29 marks the anniversary of the acquittal of Director John Landis on manslaughter charges following an infamous Santa Clarita helicopter crash that killed Twilight Zone actor Vic Morrow and two child actors.  On July 23, 1982 53-year-old Vic Morrow and two child actors died in a helicopter crash during the filming of “Twilight Zone: The Movie.”  The crash took ...

The procession for a fallen firefighter pilot who died in a crash battling a blaze is set to pass through Santa Clarita en route to his final resting place. Photo by Austin Dave Firefighting Pilot Michael Fournier was killed in a crash on Aug. 19 in Fresno County while assigned to the Hill Fire. He was 52. The procession starts ...

Basketball superstar Kobe Bryant was killed at age 41, along with his 13-year old daughter, Gianna, and seven others, in a helicopter crash in Calabasas Sunday morning, according to multiple reports. Bryant played the entirety of his 20-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Los Angeles Lakers, building a special bond with the Los Angeles community that ...

Story courtesy of SCVTV.  National Transportation Safety Board officials have released the cause of a 2013 Acton helicopter crash that killed a Valencia man and two others. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. “The pilot’s decision to conduct a flight in dark night conditions with an illuminated cockpit light that degraded his visibility ...

Federal transportation officials released their report on a 2013 fatal helicopter crash that killed a Valencia man and two others in Acton. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. David Gene Gibbs, 59, of Valencia; Michael William Donatelli, 45, of Indiana, Pa.; and Darren Arthur Rydstrom, 46, of Whittier, were killed in the Bell ...