Investigations are underway to work out how a homemade helicopter crashed in North Canterbury yesterday and killed its pilot.

10:37 a.m. Sept. 16, 2026: An earlier version of this article and the headline said that six people had died in the two crashes. Five are reported dead. Three people were killed when an NBC4 news ...

The helicopter model involved in the tragic NBC LA chopper crash in Los Angeles has a concerning accident history — including a significant connection to the fatal crash that killed musician Oliver ...