Helicopter
Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Rotorcraft; Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 118; Flight Crew Total 1234; Flight Crew Type 746
Conflict NMAC
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors
Flying passengers along a sightseeing flight; already cleared into SMO Class D; just off shoreline over Will Rogers State Beach; 400 feet AGL; saw white quadcopter (DJI Phantom type) and took evasive action. Notified tower immediately.
Helicopter pilot experienced a NMAC with a drone at 400 feet AGL west of SMO and took evasive action.