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 ...

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 ...