Colleagues mourn reporter, pilot killed in Los Angeles helicopter crash

An NBC Los Angeles journalist and a pilot, who worked together for three years, were killed in a helicopter crash on Tuesday, Sept. 15, along with a pedestrian.

Reporter Eliana Moreno and pilot George Marciniw were killed on Sept. 15 in a crash in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Chatsworth. The pair was covering a news story for KNBC-TV and Telemundo 52, NBC Los Angeles said following their deaths.

Authorities have not identified the pedestrian who died in the crash.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the crash happened around 7 p.m. on Tuesday and only two people were onboard. The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will investigate, with the NTSB spearheading the investigation.

When contacted on Sept. 16, the Los Angeles Police Department referred USA TODAY to the FAA and the NTSB. The Los Angeles Fire Department did not immediately respond to USA TODAY’s request for comment.

Here’s what we know about Moreno and Marciniw, whose lives were cut short this week.

Moreno and Marciniw were often called “the eyes and ears in the sky” for both KNBC-TV and Telemundo 52. The duo often shared behind-the-scenes footage and photos of their time together on Instagram.

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