US EditionHelicopter Wreckage Removed From Huntington Beach Crash Site
Five people, including a child, were injured when a 1980 Bell 222 helicopter crashed during a preview flight for the Cars and Copters event, authorities said.
- On October 11, 2025, a helicopter came down around 2 p.m. in a beach parking lot between Twin Dolphins Drive and Beach Boulevard in Huntington Beach, injuring five people who were taken to area hospitals.
- The helicopter was part of the Cars N' Copters preview and Eric Nixon, pilot and aviation influencer, took off from Redlands Municipal Airport, flying about 40 minutes before the crash.
- Bystander video showed the aircraft hovering then suddenly spinning, and some footage appears to show the tail rotor slowing before it struck palm trees and a pedestrian bridge staircase.
- A city spokesperson said two people were extracted from the wreckage while three others on the ground were hurt, the pedestrian bridge remained closed Monday, and the passenger said she will have surgery soon while Nixon was hospitalized with broken ribs and crushed vertebrae.
- The National Transportation Safety Board has taken over the probe after the Federal Aviation Administration was notified, and authorities say the cause remains unknown as investigators review social media and news footage.
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Wreckage of helicopter removed from Huntington Beach crash site
A large crane in a beachside parking lot removed the wreckage Monday of a helicopter that crashed in Huntington Beach over the weekend, injuring five people. The process drew a crowd of spectators who watched the removal from behind a fence off area near the site where the helicopter went down Saturday next to the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort...
The accident occurred in a parking lot in Huntington Beach; all victims were transferred to different hospitals in the area
Five people were injured and taken to hospitals after a helicopter crashed in Huntington Beach, California. The helicopter fell around 2 pm local time, in a beach parking lot between Twin Dolphins Drive and Beach Boulevard, according to city officials. A dramatic video shows passersby lifting a helicopter that crashed on a California highway. Two people were rescued from the helicopter’s remains and three others were injured on land, a spokesman…
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