{"id":2147628,"date":"2026-09-16T16:13:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T13:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2147628"},"modified":"2026-09-16T16:13:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T13:13:58","slug":"los-angeles-news-helicopters-final-moments-before-deadly-crash-the-low-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2147628","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles News Helicopter&#8217;s Final Moments Before Deadly Crash, &#8216;The Low Down&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/94\/16by9\/2026\/09\/16\/9430867eb1b64b5a88e06f97f0483cf6_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Los Angeles News Helicopter&#8217;s Final Moments Before Deadly Crash, &#8216;The Low Down&#8217;<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span 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href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-16T09:13:58-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 16, 2026<br \/>\n                            9:13 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-38a190448cdf90a7b83e24790186356b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>An NBC helicopter carrying one of their reporters crashed in Los Angeles, killing the journalist, her pilot, and a pedestrian &#8230; and a live stream captured the final moments before the fiery impact.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-25c6ab2b11ac0d10f6757777d2aa16d4\" 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