# News helicopter crashes in Chatsworth

> An NBC4 Los Angeles news helicopter went down near a deadly Metro bus crash in Chatsworth.
- Title: News helicopter crashes in Chatsworth · Variety | Shortify
- Summary: An NBC4 Los Angeles news helicopter went down near a deadly Metro bus crash in Chatsworth. NBC4 lost contact with its NewsChopper4 helicopter near the scene…
- Keywords: nbc4 los angeles, newschopper4, helicopter crash, chatsworth, los angeles, l.a. metro, metro bus crash, knbc-tv, colleen williams, ktla, entertainment, culture
- Source: Variety — https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/helicopter-crash-chatsworth-metro-bus-accident-1236863870
- Author: Jack Dunn
- Published: 2026-09-16T03:13:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: nbc4 los angeles, newschopper4, helicopter crash, chatsworth, los angeles, l.a. metro, metro bus crash, knbc-tv, colleen williams, ktla, entertainment, culture
## Helicopter goes down
NBC4 Los Angeles' NewsChopper4 crashed Tuesday night in Chatsworth, according to the station.
## Near a deadly scene
The crash happened just blocks from an L.A. Metro bus crash where two people were killed and six others were hospitalized.
## Station confirms link
NBC4 reported the helicopter crash Tuesday night and indicated the aircraft was connected to the station.
## Contact was lost
KNBC-TV anchor Colleen Williams told viewers the station had lost contact with its helicopter shortly after the incident.

> We know that it is a news helicopter, and we know that we have lost contact
## Details still limited
The report did not give the condition of anyone aboard the helicopter or explain what caused the crash.
## Key takeaway

NBC4 lost contact with its NewsChopper4 helicopter near the scene of a Metro bus crash that had already killed two people.