Safety & Rules / Short Notification

Rescue helicopter crashed off Catalina Island

Notification from Editorial staff Pilot training1
Symbolic image: Robinson R44 hovering in front of green hills
Symbolic image · Maths350 · CC BY 4.0 · unchanged

A medical helicopter with five people on board died after the launch of Catalina Island. At the published state of news, two dead were confirmed and one person missing; the search and investigation continued.

SOURCES AND REGULATION

Aerotime

Media report; statements and preliminary information are assigned accordingly in the short text.

Two killed, one missing after medical helicopter crashes off Catalina Island

Source date: 01.10.2026 · German published: 15.10.2026. The summary shall reflect the declared status; subsequent developments may deviate therefrom.

← All reportsSend the correction ↗