LAPD helicopter crashes with 2 officers aboard

Northridge, CA / United States - May 27, 2019: LAPD Air Unit and Patrol Units respond to brandishing/ADW call in suburban neighborhood. Unit shown here is one of 10 American Eurocopter AS350 B2 A-Star helicopters the LAPD has in its fleet.
Northridge, CA / United States - May 27, 2019: LAPD Air Unit and Patrol Units respond to brandishing/ADW call in suburban neighborhood. Unit shown here is one of 10 American Eurocopter AS350 B2 A-Star helicopters the LAPD has in its fleet. Photo credit Getty Images

A Los Angeles Police Department helicopter crashed at a training base in Orange County Tuesday, but neither of the two people aboard was seriously injured.

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The crash was reported around 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Joint Forces Training Base in the 4000 block of Doolittle Avenue in Los Alamitos. According to the LAPD, an unspecified training issue required the helicopter to make an emergency landing, and the aircraft wound up on its side.

Two officers were on board but sustained no severe injuries. Neither was taken to a hospital.

An investigation into the crash was ongoing Tuesday afternoon.

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