Helicopter Crash Lands atop Los Angeles Hospital Roof

Nov. 7, 2020
A private air ambulance helicopter transporting a heart for a transplant at Keck Hospital in Los Angeles crashed on the roof last Friday.

Three people aboard a private air ambulance suffered minor injuries when it crashed on the helipad on the roof of a Los Angeles hospital Friday afternoon.

Los Angeles fire officials told CBS Los Angeles that the helicopter was transporting a donated heart to Keck Hospital around 3:30 p.m. 

Aerial footage showed the aircraft laying on its side, surrounded by debris, including its rotors. 

The heart was safely removed from the helicopter. 

The three occupants of the helicopter self-extricated and were treated at two hospitals.