NBC4 Los Angeles reporter Eliana “Eli” Moreno and pilot George Marciniw were identified as the two people aboard the station’s helicopter when it crashed Tuesday night in Chatsworth, killing three people.

Moreno was a veteran aerial reporter who went by “Eli in the Heli” on Instagram. Marciniw was a highly experienced pilot who had logged more than 14,000 hours in the chopper.

The NewsChopper4 was hovering near Nordhoff Street while covering a separate deadly Metro bus collision when it suddenly lost altitude and plunged to the ground.

NBC4 and Telemundo 52 released a statement late Tuesday:

“We are deeply saddened to share that a helicopter…

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