The cause of a crash-landing made by a helicopter in Sherman Oaks that left the four people aboard the aircraft injured was being investigated Saturday, authorities said.
Firefighters were sent to the 15000 block of West Valleyheart Drive shortly after noon Friday, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported.
Two men, a woman and a teenage girl who were aboard the helicopter got out safely before firefighters arrived on scene, Margaret Stewart of the LAFD said.
Paramedics took them to a hospital for treatment, Stewart said. Their injuries were not life-threatening, according to authorities.
“The pilot limited damage to a small section of fence,” Stewart said. “No homes were damaged and no one on the ground was injured.”
There was no fire.
The site is just north of the Ventura (101) Freeway, which was not affected, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Valleyheart Drive was closed from Noble Avenue to Sepulveda Boulevard, the LAFD reported.
The investigation was being conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.
—City News Service