India, Sept. 16 -- George Marciniw was a veteran Southern California helicopter pilot whose name has come into focus after an NBC News helicopter crashed while covering a vehicle accident in Los Angeles on September 15. Marciniw had been associated with helicopter operations in the region and had worked as a pilot and flight instructor.

NBC Los Angeles has now confirmed that Marciniw was among the three dead in the helicopter crash today.

Marciniw was associated with NBC Los Angeles' NewsChopper 4, the helicopter used by the station to provide aerial footage for breaking news and major events across Southern California. His work had put him behind the controls during live news coverage, giving television viewers an aerial view of incide...