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It was operated by the Huntington Beach Police Department as

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a control mission and the contract services for the city

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of Newport Beach. There were two onboard, both

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pilots, one acting as pilot in command and the

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other acting is a tactical flight officer. They're responding

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to a disturbance in the Newport Harbor area. And

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after returning from that flight, the pilot reported that

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they were encountering mechanical difficulties. So a few seconds

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later he transmitted that they were going down. So

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we have video and witnesses, both describing essentially a

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spiral descent into the water and then a collision,

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the tactical flight officer just saying fatal injuries and the

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pilot.