Engine failure is ruled out as a possible cause of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and 7 others, federal investigators say
"He perceived the sound getting louder and saw a blue and white helicopter emerge from the clouds," the update states.
The flight had departed that Sunday morning from John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, not far from the 41-year-old former Laker's Newport Beach home, en route to Camarillo Airport in Ventura County, near his Mamba Sports Academy. His last radio communication with controllers was that he was taking the Sikorsky up to 4,000 feet, the update states. The top of the cloud layer was at 2,400 feet, according to the National Weather Service.
The impact, in a mountain bike park about 800 feet above sea level, was 24 feet wide in places, the NTSB said, and much of the wreckage was found about 127 feet from the first point of impact.The Sikorsky was originally built to carry about 12 passengers but was later modified to accommodate 8, the update says.
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