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The Twilight Zone Incident | Last Moments

Qxir | August 14, 2025



From the script to the screen to reality; this is true horror.

“On July 23, 1982, a Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter crashed at Indian Dunes in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, United States, during the making of Twilight Zone: The Movie. The crash killed three people on the ground and injured the six helicopter passengers; those killed were actor Vic Morrow and child actors Myca Dinh Le and Renee Shin-Yi Chen. The incident led to years of civil and criminal action against the personnel overseeing the shoot, including director John Landis, and was responsible for the introduction of new procedures and safety standards in the filmmaking industry.”

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  2. @0lionheart

    August 14, 2025 at 6:51 pm

    I can't get over the fact he was acquitted, it's maddening. There's negligence and then there's all the shit he pulled. The kids shouldn't have been there. The helicopter shouldn't have been that low. How was he deemed not guilty smh

  5. @Notorious_G.O.D_76

    August 14, 2025 at 6:51 pm

    When i first watched the unedited film footage & i actually watched a death right in front of me…i can clearly remember how the blood that runs through me ran ice cold of shock…thinking to myself…."How Did This Tragedy Was Allowed & J. Landis Wasnt Held Accountable ?". Then the answer came to me…"J. Landis" must been an industry elite puppet. As long as you comply with their expectations…They will protect their pupputs even during a tragedy such as this….." That scene shouldn't never been filmed….
    🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

  6. @Lou-J.

    August 14, 2025 at 6:51 pm

    Anytime kids are involved I wonder why people care. Had one of those kids grown up to be gay, autistic or trans they would be disposable, but we need to raise the kids and feed them and culture them, then cull the herd. It's just real inefficient and kinda dramatic.

  11. @j0kb0x

    August 14, 2025 at 6:51 pm

    Rod sterling in heaven watching a movie be made on his product and turning around and suddenly seeing the actor he could’ve swore was just there on set a moment ago right behind him :/

  12. @whereloveblossoms

    August 14, 2025 at 6:51 pm

    The Jury was 100% Wrong!! And The Main Director /Producer & Pyro guu should have been Found Guilty!!! Disgusting Egotistical & Senseless Wrecklees Management… Causing the Deaths or 2 Honoured Vietnam Veteransn & 2 Innocent Children taken advantage off by Western American Elite Hollywoid! I wonder if Stephen Speilberg had been brought to Share im this 1st Chapter whether Stephen would have been able to Reign in the Out of control chaos of the team & creatively adapt the Filming to Avoid this Preventable Disaster! And the 1st Produced chapter should have been Scrapoed in honour of the 4 Lives that were Killed so Wrecklessly!! 😢

  13. @NDF1138

    August 14, 2025 at 6:51 pm

    My grandpa owned the helicopter that crashed, and the pilot, Dorcey Wingo, was employed by my grandpa as well; Western Helicopters Inc., from where the helicopter was rented, was owned by my grandpa, and the helicopter company Rocky Mountain Helicopters.

    My twin brother and I were staying with him and our grandma for a couple weeks when, in the very early morning of July 23rd, 1982, the phone rang at around 3:45 am; it woke me up, and I could hear the alarm, and the sadness in my grandpa’s voice. He was a WWII B-17 (Flying Fortress) Bombardier from 1943 to 1945, and this was just as horrific to him as the things he experienced while serving in WWII.

    I was four years old, and there was a palpable feeling of deep sadness in the air. As a child, it felt like a knife could cut the air. It was a feeling that made me scared.

    I walked into the living room. My grandpa had already finished the call. He was sitting on the couch, hunched over a little bit, his hands pressed on his face, and my grandma was comforting him. I know now she was trying to comfort him. I asked if everything was okay. My stomach felt sick seeing my grandpa in that state.

    My grandma walked over to me. I asked if Grandpa was sick. She said there had been an accident with one of Grandpa’s helicopters in California and told my twin and me not to worry. Grandpa is okay; he’s just a little sad. Then she gently put her arm around me to lead me back to bed. My twin brother came out, too, and she said if we went to sleep, we could have a treat in the morning.

    Not only did this accident devastate my grandpa that three souls were taken (two of which were innocent children), but it was also his helicopter and his pilot. He was devastated.

    He wasn’t sure just yet if it was a problem or not with the helicopter and, if so, their deaths on his hands. Three innocent lives were taken, and it shook him to the core.

    I want to note that if the helicopter was NOT found culpable for the accident, the FCC would have revoked his company’s flight licenses, and he and his company (which he built from nothing so many years prior with his brother) would be shattered. He would be ruined.

    This accident sent a shockwave through my entire family, as well as great sadness for everyone involved; we held no blame for anyone; it was a tragedy and a tragic accident.

    Thankfully, after a lengthy and intense investigation (which kept our family on pins and needles for almost a year), the courts found Dorcey Wingo (my grandpa’s company pilot) innocent, and the helicopter was found to be in perfect working order. It was bittersweet, to say the least.

    Up until his death just a few years ago, this accident haunted him. When I went to visit him in the hospital (his health was not well), he had his head turned looking out the window, and I could sense that same feeling of sadness filling the room. He turned to say hello, and I asked how he was feeling. He said, “Ohh, the same old.” I could tell something profound was on his mind. He suddenly said: “I wish I never started that damn helicopter company.” Tears were streaming down his face. Tears from one of the strongest people I knew and loved.

    He was a man who had seen and experienced some of the terrifying events during his service in WWII and had seen countless fellow servicemen on the B-17 Bombers be torn to pieces in front of him by the bullets of German fighter planes that were massive in size and had horrendous consequences for those caught in its fire. Also, my grandfather’s Grandpa was a Jewish immigrant born and raised in Germany who came to America long before the war. But he still faced prejudices, even here in the USA.

    I’m giving only a sliver of the extraordinary story of his life. However, in that hospital room on that day, all he wished for was not to have started his helicopter company. That day, the deaths of Vic Morrow, Myca Dinh Le, and Renee Shin-Yi Che weighed heavily on his mind. Maybe they would be alive if he hadn’t started this company.

    I reminded him that if he hadn’t started that helicopter company, hundreds and thousands of lives would have been lost.

    Because, you see, he and his brother pioneered the air ambulance helicopter service. They retrofitted the first civilian air ambulance helicopter service, with many more to follow. You might recognize the name on many of the helicopters at hospitals throughout the United States. The air ambulance service they created is called “Life Flight.”

    When I reminded him of this, he relaxed and said, “Ohhh, I guess so.” His spirit was lifted, and we talked for a little while. He shared some old experiences as the sheriff of Moab, Utah. Then I had to go and hug him (my grandpa was a man’s man, a leader, an innovator, an entrepreneur, a man who, for others, could come off as very intimidating), but at that moment, he had tears in his eyes and said: “I love ya, please drive safe.” I told him the same thing with humor. He got a little kick out of the lame joke. I said goodbye and drove back south to California…he passed away two days later. Love you, Grandpa.

    I’ve never been able to talk about this, so I appreciate you making it through this. Tragedies do happen, and loved ones pass away without any warning. Be sure to keep your family and friends close always. Be sure to let the ones you love know how much they mean to you. Encourage storytelling with all of them. There are gems of experiences you may never have heard of. Because within moments, they could be gone.

    I hope that all the others who were also involved and affected by the Twilight Zone tragedy have found peace and comfort in the company of their loved ones. That goes for you, too, whoever reads this. 🙏🏼✨

  14. @MrLaneLove

    August 14, 2025 at 6:51 pm

    damn, and they where acquitted?

    check out the Alex Baldwin trial we're the actor & producer of the film "Rust" doesn't pull the trigger and shoots his cinematographer. This is on trial now in Santa Fe NM.

  16. @keithacenas205

    August 14, 2025 at 6:51 pm

    When are the Movie sets still to this day! 2024 ,to make realistic action as real as possible? ' take the making of Rust still pending today! Useing real bullets!!!! 😱 " Its just gonna continue in the eyes of make beleive( action take 2)

  21. @thedman-zx1ip

    August 14, 2025 at 6:51 pm

    Fun fact, John Landis later cameoed in Spider Man 2, playing a surgeon in the scene where Doctor Octopus’ tentacle arms slaughtered the doctors. Makes sense that he would show up in a scene where an equipment malfunction would result in horrible deaths.

  22. @jamieashby8810

    August 14, 2025 at 6:51 pm

    Looking at this footage, which I've not seen in almost 40 years, most of what was shot would be unuseable because there were so many explosions. A senseless waste of three lives, and he didn't "finish" his movie; things merely redounded in his favour that he didn't need to shoot any more footage. I love John Landis' movies, but he should've done jail time for this.

  32. @davidedwards8365

    August 14, 2025 at 6:51 pm

    I have never been able to watch anything from Landis after hearing about this story. An absolute disgrace on every level. Those poor kids. From what I gathered, Vic desperately tried to shield the two kids at the last minute. I just hope the kids didn't know anything 😞

  34. @mjrchapin

    August 14, 2025 at 6:51 pm

    Landis was mostly a light-weight comedy director. He didn't have the chops to direct something so very different and thousands of times more dangerous . At the very least there was grotesque negligence and failure to warn and/or get consent from the parents involved. Then again, Hollywood has always been crooked.but too many people are dazzled by stars. Who knows, maybe money changed hands.

  43. @UNOwen1

    August 14, 2025 at 6:51 pm

    +Qxir: it's pathetic; anyone who THINKS they know anything acts like some sort of 'expert'. The kids names were Le Myca Dinh (boy) 7; Chen Renee Shin Yin (girl) 6. You're using their western names.

    Go and getaREAL job.

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