Engine failure blamed in chopper crash

Federal investigators say engine failure is the likely cause of a deadly helicopter crash on Catalina Island.

Three people were killed and three others injured when the chopper crashed at Two Harbors on the opposite end of the island from Avalon.

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The Eurochopter AS-350 chopper had just left from Long Beach for a sightseeing trip when it went down at about 9:30 a.m. on the west end of the island near the Banning House Lodge.

The helicopter was operated by Long Beach-based Island Express.

One of the company's pilots was killed instantly along with a man and a woman. Their names have not yet been released.

 

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