# Accident 20260915013159A: Eurocopter AS350B2, Chatsworth, CA, September 15, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2026, 18:55 local time
- Place: Chatsworth, CA
- Airport: Whiteman
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2371° N, 118.5819° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2371&lon=-118.5819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N358TV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N358TV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (registry code 8680950, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL series (registry code 60031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER AS350B2
- Reported engine: HONEYWELL LTS101-700D-2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 16,095 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26FA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA345) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260915013159A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AT 1855 AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A LOCAL NEWS HELICOPTER, WAS COVERING A LOCAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENT WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED A YET TO BE DETERMINED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND DESCENDED AT A RAPID PACE, CRASHING INTO A METAL SHIPPING CONTAINER LOCATED IN A PARKING LOT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN A POST-ACCIDENT FIRE. THE PILOT, PASSENGER AND ONE PERSON ON THE GROUND SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR26FA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA345), Sep 16, 2026: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N358TV), Chatsworth, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal, investigation ongoing

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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