Investigators on Sunday were still trying to determine the cause of a Huntington Beach police helicopter crash in Newport Harbor that killed one officer and injured another.
The officer who died in Saturday night’s crash was identified as 44-year-old veteran Officer Nicholas Vella,the Huntington Beach Police Department. A second officer, who has not yet been identified, was released from the hospital Sunday morning. Investigators have ascertained which officer was the pilot, but have not yet publicly released that information, according to Carey.
“We look at not only what happened but we try to figure out why it happened,” Weiss said, explaining that the agency’s investigative process looks at human, machine and environmental factors. “By figuring out why it happened, you can maybe prevent future accidents.” One witness described the craft as clearly in distress and at least partly out of control just before landing in the water about 10 to 20 feet offshore.
The two other aircraft will be grounded pending an inspection and the preliminary investigation, Parra said.
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