The pilot of the helicopter that crashed and killed Kobe Bryant and eight others was almost out of blinding clouds when he suddenly plunged and crashed into a Southern California hillside, investigators and aviation experts indicated
Kobe Bryant and eight others was almost out of blinding clouds when he suddenly plunged and crashed into a Southern California hillside, investigators and aviation experts indicated.
The NTSB update didn't make any conclusion about what caused the Jan. 26 crash in Calabasas, northwest of Los Angeles, because the investigation remains underway and a final report isn't expected for a year or so. However, the update did say there was no sign of mechanical failure based on wreckage examined by experts at the scene.
When pilots inadvertently enter clouds and try to turn instead of still ascending, "probably in the neighborhood of 80 to 90 percent of the time, it's catastrophic," Sagely said.The helicopter was descending at 4,000 feet per minute and slammed into the hillside at more than 180 mph . A public memorial for Bryant and the other victims is scheduled for Feb. 24 at the Staples Center, where Bryant starred for the Lakers. The date 2/24 corresponds with the No. 24 jersey he wore and the No. 2 worn by Gianna.
Former Island Express pilot Kurt Deetz, who regularly flew Bryant to games at the Staples Center, said reading the NTSB's report reinforced how dangerously fast the helicopter was traveling in conditions that had prompted the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department to ground their smaller copters.The impact tore the helicopter apart. All aboard died from blunt force trauma.
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