COPTER LOSES POWER, CRASHES.Byline: - Charles F. Bostwick A cameraman was injured Thursday when a helicopter crashed in the desert outside Palmdale while filming an NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. promo for the Olympic Games Olympic games, premier athletic meeting of ancient Greece, and, in modern times, series of international sports contests. The Olympics of Ancient Greece Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776 B.C. . The helicopter was passing over vehicles traveling along two-lane 70th Street East when it apparently experienced a mechanical problem and dropped into the sand and Joshua trees beside the road, flipping onto its side, officials said. ``For some unknown reason it went down,'' California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. Officer Rusty Moore said. Cameraman Thomas Cox, 46, was bruised and cut and complained of internal pain, officials said. He was flown by Fire Department helicopter to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in Mission Hills, California, USA. The hospital has 254 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. History in Mission Hills. Cox had been tethered Attached to a data or power source by wire or fiber. Contrast with untethered. to the helicopter but not belted into a seat and was flung about by the impact, Los Angeles County Fire Capt. Richard Robinson said. The pilot and stunt coordinator, whose names were not released, were belted into the Bell 206L's front seats and escaped with minor injuries. The filming was being done for a Burbank company called Moving Parts. CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan officers and crew members said it was for an NBC promo connected to the Olympic Games, beginning soon in Athens, Greece. The road, which passes through miles of open desert east of Palmdale, had been closed to traffic Thursday for the filming, CHP officials said. The helicopter went down on the last shot scheduled for the day. The pilot told firefighters the helicopter lost power, officials said. ``In his words, something went loose,'' Robinson said. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color -- ran in AV edition only) Firefighters check out a helicopter that crashed east of Palmdale on Thursday, while the pilot, left, watches. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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