(CNN) A Los Angeles news helicopter made an emergency landing an object struck its tail, and crew on board believe it was a drone. KABC's Air7 HD chopper was flying just east of downtown at about 1,100 feet when crew heard a pop, then a loud bang, reporter Chris Cristi told the CNN affiliate"We felt it, we heard it and we all looked at each other; didn't really know what it was," he said. He thought a bird might've flown into the chopper -- but when the crew safely landed and assessed the damage, "it was a different story," he said. The object had ripped through the tail of the helicopter and left other dents and scratches in other spots of the aircraft.

Source: CNN December 05, 2019 14:37 UTC