6ABC News Helicopter Crash in New Jersey Kills Pilot and Photographer

The National Transportation Safety Board has launched an investigation into the crash that occurred while returning from an assignment at the Jersey Shore.

Pilot Monroe Smith and photographer Christopher Dougherty were killed when the 6ABC news helicopter, Chopper 6, crashed in a wooded area in Washington Township, New Jersey, while returning from an assignment at the Jersey Shore.
The helicopter was last seen over Wharton State Forest before the crash.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has launched an investigation into the crash, with a preliminary report expected within 10 to 15 days.
The helicopter was a 2013 American Eurocopter AS-350A-STAR leased from North Carolina-based U.S. Helicopters Inc.
Both Smith and Dougherty had been part of the Action News team for years.