A drone collided with a news helicopter over Los Angeles

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American Military News by  Brian Niemietz December 06, 2019

A news chopper believed to have been damaged by a drone made an unplanned landing in the city Wednesday, according to ABC News, which owns the downed helicopter.

The Los Angeles Police Department said “disaster” was averted when the AIR7 HD aircraft — flying near downtown L.A. at 7:15 p.m. — safely made what the network called a “precautionary landing” after the midair collision. The chopper was flying at 1,100 feet, which is 700 feet over the altitude that drones are legally allowed to reach.

Cristi and his crew initially thought they may have run into a bird. It wasn’t until the chopper landed that the aerial news crew was better able to evaluate the damage. They think it’s unlikely the unidentified flying object they encountered has a beak and feathers. ABC called the damage “substantial.”

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