Eric Nixon, helicopter owner in Huntington Beach crash, is a daredevil known for death-defying stunts

The helicopter that wildly spun out of control and crashed at a California beach, wounding five, was owned by a daredevil pilot known for performing death-defying stunts. Aviation enthusiast Eric Nixon regularly shares videos of his dramatic aviation tricks while piloting his Bell 22SP chopper on his Instagram. His father-in-law, Jerry Miller, confirmed to the Orange County Register that…