Officials Probe Cause Of LASD Helicopter Crash With 6 Onboard

By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles:

ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST (CBSLA) — The FAA and the NTSB Sunday were investigating why a Los Angeles County Department sheriff’s helicopter went down in the Angeles National Forest.

The crash near Highway 39 and the San Gabriel Dam happened Saturday afternoon while the crew was on its way to a car accident. The Sheriff’s department says the pilot was trying to land when the aircraft landed on its side instead just feet from a 200-foot drop. It remains unclear what went wrong.

Sheriff Alex Villanueva said those on board sustained injuries varying from fractures to broken bones.

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