"Three people have been killed in a pre-dawn helicopter crash in a rural area of northern Los Angeles County while filming for a reality TV show.
Diaz said everyone on board died. The three people aboard the helicopter have not been identified.Los Angeles County Fire dispatcher Robert Diaz said the crash occurred about 3:40 a.m. Sunday at the Polsa Rosa Ranch in Acton. The ranch has been used as a film location.
Philip Sokoloski, a spokesman for FilmL.A., which processes filming permits for location shootings in the Los Angeles region, said a production company had been approved to use a helicopter for a reality TV show. The shoot was scheduled to go from Saturday afternoon into Saturday night.
The circumstances surrounding the crash are still unknown, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Allen Kenitzer said.
He said the Bell 206B Jet Ranger had substantial damage. Both the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.
Permit paperwork shows Bongo, Inc. was working on an untitled military-theme TV program. Records also show Crossbow Helicopters received approval to participate in filming from the Federal Aviation Administration.
"We wouldn't have referenced helicopter activity if we didn't already have pre-approval from the FAA," Sokoloski said.
Television footage showed mangled wreckage in a rugged canyon area near Soledad Canyon Road.
According to its website, Polsa Rosa is a "movie ranch" where film crews can utilize a variety of terrains as well as two airstrips. The ranch, according to the Internet Movie Database, was used in "Windtalkers" and last year's remake of "Red Dawn.""*
Forgive me for saying this, but maybe it is time to take a break from the Reality shows. The town that they crashed in was called ACT on (Acton). Maybe it's time to clear room for the real actors, ie: artists who are trained to portray realistic characters in order to achieve completion of telling a story--in partnership with their screenplay writers and directors to create work of value, rather than indulge greedy producers who exploit nameless nobodies for profit and cheap, instant, meaningless "entertainment" aka mind drivel.
In this instance, I do not mean to categorize "military-theme TV" as nonsense, pointless drivel. By all means, military activity, however should be hidden and protected for the sake of the safety of this country!
Leave things where they belong.
*DIRECT SOURCE: Weber, Weber and Terry Tang, Associated Press. "Helicopter Kills 3 While Filming Reality TV Show". NBC News. http://usnews.nbcnews.com. 10. February, 2013.
