BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified a pilot who died after a helicopter crash near Mojave as 62-year-old Steven Madewell of New Plymouth, Idaho.
According to the CHP’s website, an “aircraft emergency” incident was called on Monday, March 9, 2026, at around 3:21 p.m. for a report of a helicopter “down” on fire on Oak Creek Road and 90th Street West…