The FBI and the FAA are investigating after a Los Angeles Police Department Airbus AS350 helicopter was struck by a drone in Tarzana earlier this week, the agencies confirmed to NBC Los Angeles on Thursday.
The helicopter was on patrol when a “relatively large drone,” approximately 3 by 3 feet, struck it near the intersection of Highway 101 and Reseda Boulevard, near Tarzana, just before 3 p.m. Tuesday, prompting a precautionary landing at Van Nuys Airport, the LAPD said.
The pilot and passenger aboard the police helicopter were not injured in the collision, and only the aircraft’s windshield was damaged, according to a preliminary report from the FAA…