Kobe Bryant's Helicopter Flew In Fog That Grounded Other Choppers
4 years, 11 months ago

Kobe Bryant's Helicopter Flew In Fog That Grounded Other Choppers

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING CALABASAS, Calif. — The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others that crashed into a rugged hillside outside Los Angeles was flying in foggy conditions considered dangerous enough that local police agencies grounded their choppers. Thousands of fans, many wearing Bryant jerseys and chanting his name, gathered outside the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles, home of the Lakers and site of Sunday’s Grammy Awards where Bryant was honored. In this July 26, 2018 file photo former Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna watch during the U.S. national championships swimming meet in Irvine, Calif. ASSOCIATED PRESS The cause of the crash was unknown, but conditions at the time were such that the Los Angeles Police Department and the county sheriff’s department grounded their helicopters. A body is covered, left, while another sits at right at the scene of a helicopter crash that killed former NBA basketball player Kobe Bryant Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, in Calabasas, Calif. ASSOCIATED PRESS Justin Green, an aviation attorney in New York who flew helicopters in the Marine Corps, said pilots can become disoriented in low visibility, losing track of which direction is up.

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Family of late basketball star Kobe Bryant awarded nearly $29M in photos case
1 year, 10 months ago

Family of late basketball star Kobe Bryant awarded nearly $29M in photos case

The Hindu  

Los Angeles County will pay the wife of late basketball star Kobe Bryant nearly $29 million to settle a lawsuit over allegations that sheriff officers and firefighters shared gruesome photos of the helicopter crash that killed Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter. “Today marks the successful culmination of Mrs. Bryant’s courageous battle to hold accountable those who engaged in this grotesque …

Kobe Bryant's widow says she fears fatal helicopter crash photos will spread
2 years, 4 months ago

Kobe Bryant's widow says she fears fatal helicopter crash photos will spread

Firstpost  

A tearful Vanessa, wife of Kobe Bryant, said she lives in fear of the pictures surfacing on the internet, and “constantly being spread.” Los Angeles: Kobe Bryant’s widow told a court Friday she was devastated when she learned first responders had snapped graphic photographs of her dead husband and daughter in the wreckage of the helicopter crash that killed them. …

LASD phones with graphic Kobe Bryant crash photos were all wiped, court hears
2 years, 4 months ago

LASD phones with graphic Kobe Bryant crash photos were all wiped, court hears

The Independent  

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Graphic photos of Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna's bodies were shown at awards gala, lawsuit claims
2 years, 11 months ago

Graphic photos of Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna's bodies were shown at awards gala, lawsuit claims

Daily Mail  

Graphic photos showing the bodies of Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, just hours after they were killed in a helicopter crash, were passed around by at least 28 police officers and at least a dozen firefighters in bars and at a media awards gala, new court filings claim. In the new documents filed on Thursday, Vanessa's attorney Luis …

Vanessa Bryant settles wrongful death lawsuit against helicopter company in Kobe Bryant crash
3 years, 6 months ago

Vanessa Bryant settles wrongful death lawsuit against helicopter company in Kobe Bryant crash

The Independent  

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Kobe Bryant’s widow to settle lawsuit over deadly crash
3 years, 6 months ago

Kobe Bryant’s widow to settle lawsuit over deadly crash

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant’s widow has agreed to settle a lawsuit against the pilot and owners of the helicopter that crashed last year, killing the NBA star, his daughter, Gianna, and seven others. The others killed were Orange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli, his wife, Keri, and their daughter Alyssa; Christina Mauser, who helped Bryant coach his daughter’s …

Kobe Bryant death: Firefighters who photographed fatal helicopter crash to be fired
3 years, 7 months ago

Kobe Bryant death: Firefighters who photographed fatal helicopter crash to be fired

The Independent  

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Vanessa Bryant names four LA County sheriff's deputies who shared graphic photos of Kobe's crash
3 years, 9 months ago

Vanessa Bryant names four LA County sheriff's deputies who shared graphic photos of Kobe's crash

Firstpost  

Los Angeles: Kobe Bryant’s widow, Vanessa Bryant, on Wednesday posted the names of four Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies she alleges shared graphic photos from the site of the helicopter crash that killed her husband, their daughter, Gianna, and seven others. The suit alleges that Cruz shared photos of Kobe Bryant’s body with a bartender and the others passed around …

Kobe Bryant crash: Judge rules in favour of Vanessa Bryant in crash photos lawsuit
3 years, 10 months ago

Kobe Bryant crash: Judge rules in favour of Vanessa Bryant in crash photos lawsuit

Firstpost  

Los Angeles: A federal judge in California has ruled that Kobe Bryant’s widow, Vanessa Bryant, can obtain the names of four Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies who allegedly shared graphic photos from the site of the helicopter crash that killed her husband, their daughter Gianna and seven others. An effort by Los Angeles County lawyers to keep the deputies’ names …

US Safety Board Cites Pilot's 'Poor Decisions' as Likely Cause of Kobe Bryant Fatal Crash
3 years, 11 months ago

US Safety Board Cites Pilot's 'Poor Decisions' as Likely Cause of Kobe Bryant Fatal Crash

News 18  

The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday cited the pilot’s “poor decision making” as the probable cause of the January 2020 helicopter crash that killed retired NBA star Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others, saying the pilot became disoriented and did not follow rules for flying in cloudy weather. The NTSB cited pilot Ara Zobayan’s “poor decision to fly …

US officials: Pilot error caused Kobe Bryant chopper crash
3 years, 11 months ago

US officials: Pilot error caused Kobe Bryant chopper crash

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The pilot who crashed the helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant, killing all nine aboard, made a series of poor decisions that led him to fly blindly into a wall of clouds where he became so disoriented he thought he was climbing when the craft was plunging toward a Southern California hillside, federal safety officials said Tuesday. The NTSB …

Kobe Bryant helicopter crash likely caused by pilot spatial disorientation, investigation finds
3 years, 11 months ago

Kobe Bryant helicopter crash likely caused by pilot spatial disorientation, investigation finds

The Independent  

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Kobe Bryant death: Pilot of crashed chopper got disoriented flying in clouds, finds probe
3 years, 11 months ago

Kobe Bryant death: Pilot of crashed chopper got disoriented flying in clouds, finds probe

Firstpost  

The pilot of the helicopter that crashed last year, killing Kobe Bryant and seven other passengers, made a key error by flying through thick clouds that ended up disorienting him, US safety officials said. Los Angeles: The pilot who crashed the helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant, killing all nine aboard, made a series of poor decisions that led him to fly …

Kobe Bryant crash pilot disoriented in clouds, agency says
3 years, 11 months ago

Kobe Bryant crash pilot disoriented in clouds, agency says

The Hindu  

Safety investigators say the pilot of Kobe Bryant's helicopter flew through the clouds in an apparent violation of federal standards, and likely became disoriented. Pilot Ara Zobayan climbed sharply and nearly broke through the clouds when the Sikorsky S-76 helicopter banked abruptly and plunged into the Calabasas hills below, killing all nine aboard instantly before flames engulfed the wreckage. The …

Likely cause of Kobe Bryant helicopter crash to be announced
3 years, 11 months ago

Likely cause of Kobe Bryant helicopter crash to be announced

The Independent  

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Kobe Bryant helicopter crash: Federal safety officials to name likely cause of crash
3 years, 11 months ago

Kobe Bryant helicopter crash: Federal safety officials to name likely cause of crash

Firstpost  

On Tuesday, federal safety officials are expected to announce the long-awaited probable cause of the crash that unleashed worldwide grief for Kobe Bryant, launched several lawsuits and prompted state and federal legislation. On Tuesday, federal safety officials are expected to announce the long-awaited probable cause of the crash that unleashed worldwide grief for the retired basketball star, launched several lawsuits …

Feds to name likely cause of Kobe Bryant helicopter crash
3 years, 11 months ago

Feds to name likely cause of Kobe Bryant helicopter crash

The Independent  

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Despite pleas from Vanessa Bryant, investigators, safety rules inspired by Kobe Bryant helicopter crash stall
3 years, 11 months ago

Despite pleas from Vanessa Bryant, investigators, safety rules inspired by Kobe Bryant helicopter crash stall

LA Times  

Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna were among nine people on board when this Sikorsky helicopter, shown in 2019, crashed in a Calabasas mountain area a year ago, killing all passengers and the pilot. Sherman introduced the Kobe and Gianna Bryant Helicopter Safety Act, which would mandate terrain awareness systems for all turbine helicopters capable of carrying six or more …

Heavy fog may have disoriented pilot in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash, says US' National Transportation Safety Board
4 years, 6 months ago

Heavy fog may have disoriented pilot in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash, says US' National Transportation Safety Board

Firstpost  

The pilot of a helicopter that crashed outside Los Angeles in January, killing basketball great Kobe Bryant, his daughter and all seven others on board, likely became disoriented in the fog, federal investigators said The pilot of a helicopter that crashed outside Los Angeles in January, killing basketball great Kobe Bryant, his daughter and all seven others on board, likely …

Kobe Bryant helicopter crash post-mortem results published
4 years, 7 months ago

Kobe Bryant helicopter crash post-mortem results published

The Hindu  

The cause of death for all nine victims of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna has been ruled as blunt trauma, a post-mortem has confirmed. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-coroner on Friday published the results from examinations of those who lost their lives in the incident in Calabasas, California on January 26. …

Kobe Bryant, others died in an instant due to blunt trauma, autopsy into helicopter crash reveals
4 years, 7 months ago

Kobe Bryant, others died in an instant due to blunt trauma, autopsy into helicopter crash reveals

Firstpost  

A celebrity figure across the globe, Bryant had to be identified by his fingerprints after his body was found in the dirt outside the wreckage of the chopper. The pilot flying Kobe Bryant and seven others, including his daughter, to a youth basketball tournament did not have alcohol or drugs in his system, an autopsy has revealed. The report by …

Kobe Bryant crash pilot had no drugs in system: autopsy
4 years, 7 months ago

Kobe Bryant crash pilot had no drugs in system: autopsy

The Hindu  

The pilot of the helicopter that crashed while carrying Kobe Bryant and his daughter to a basketball tournament in California did not have alcohol or drugs in his system, according to the autopsy report released on Friday. “Toxicological testing did not detect the presence of alcohol or drugs of abuse,” the Los Angeles County coroner's report said. Also dying in …

Blunt force trauma listed as cause of death for Kobe Bryant, others in helicopter crash
4 years, 7 months ago

Blunt force trauma listed as cause of death for Kobe Bryant, others in helicopter crash

LA Times  

Blunt force trauma was ruled the official cause of death for Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others whose died when their helicopter crashed into a Calabasas hillside on Jan. 26. The Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner’s office released an autopsy report Friday along with toxicological testing results that did not detect any illegal substances …

Families sue helicopter firm in Kobe Bryant crash
4 years, 8 months ago

Families sue helicopter firm in Kobe Bryant crash

The Hindu  

The families of four passengers who were killed in the helicopter crash with NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna have launched legal proceedings against the firms that owned and operated the chopper, media reports said. The lawsuits were filed Sunday in the Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of the families of basketball coach John Altobelli, his …

Families Sue Helicopter Company in Deadly Kobe Bryant Crash
4 years, 8 months ago

Families Sue Helicopter Company in Deadly Kobe Bryant Crash

The Quint  

Unlike Vanessa Bryant's lengthy lawsuit, the new identical 7-page cases do not name the dead pilot, Ara Zobayan, or his representative, as a defendant. One suit was filed by two surviving children of Orange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli and his wife Keri. Another suit was filed by the husband and three children of Christina Mauser, who helped Bryant …

Kobe Bryant's widow Vanessa sues helicopter owner, operator, pilot for deaths in Los Angeles
4 years, 10 months ago

Kobe Bryant's widow Vanessa sues helicopter owner, operator, pilot for deaths in Los Angeles

Firstpost  

Kobe Bryant’s widow sued the owner and operator of the helicopter that crashed in fog and killed the former Lakers star and their 13-year-old daughter Los Angeles: Kobe Bryant’s widow sued the owner and operator of the helicopter that crashed in fog and killed the former Los Angeles Lakers star and their 13-year-old daughter last month as she publicly mourned …

Kobe Bryant’s Widow Vanessa Sues Helicopter Operator for Deaths
4 years, 10 months ago

Kobe Bryant’s Widow Vanessa Sues Helicopter Operator for Deaths

The Quint  

Zobayan had been trying to navigate in heavy fog that limited visibility to the point that the Los Angeles police and sheriff’s departments had grounded their helicopter fleets. Bryant never indicated anything was awry with the flight as he texted just before the crash, his friend and Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka said at the memorial. Zobayan was cited by …

New Details Released On Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash
4 years, 11 months ago

New Details Released On Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Engine failure does not appear to be a factor in the helicopter crash that killed Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna along with seven others last month, the National Transportation Safety Board said Friday. Its engine appeared to be working, as an examination of “the main and tail rotor assemblies found damage consistent …

New photos emerge from Kobe Bryant crash site
4 years, 11 months ago

New photos emerge from Kobe Bryant crash site

The Independent  

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Kobe Bryant: No engine failure in fatal helicopter crash, investigation finds
4 years, 11 months ago

Kobe Bryant: No engine failure in fatal helicopter crash, investigation finds

The Independent  

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Kobe Bryant helicopter didn’t suffer engine failure, but cause still unclear
4 years, 11 months ago

Kobe Bryant helicopter didn’t suffer engine failure, but cause still unclear

LA Times  

The helicopter that crashed last month in Calabasas, killing Kobe Bryant and eight others, showed no signs of engine failure, the National Transportation Safety Board said Friday. The NTSB report said the chopper was destroyed by “impact forces and fire.” The helicopter — a Sikorsky S-76 chopper built in 1991 — departed John Wayne Airport in Orange County at 9:06 …

Kobe Bryant crash: Charter company that owned helicopter grounds flights
4 years, 11 months ago

Kobe Bryant crash: Charter company that owned helicopter grounds flights

The Independent  

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The last moments of Kobe Bryant’s flight raise perplexing questions on cause of crash
4 years, 11 months ago

The last moments of Kobe Bryant’s flight raise perplexing questions on cause of crash

LA Times  

The final moments of the helicopter flight that crashed Sunday, killing nine people including Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna. In the final moments of the flight on Sunday that ended in a crash killing retired Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant and eight others, the helicopter had just left the San Fernando Valley as it flew west above the …

Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant Helicopter Safety Act would require terrain alarms on choppers
4 years, 11 months ago

Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant Helicopter Safety Act would require terrain alarms on choppers

LA Times  

Kobe Bryant shares a laugh with his daughter, Gianna, while attending a women’s basketball game between Long Beach State and Oregon on Dec. 14. In the wake of the helicopter crash that killed nine people including Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, a Los Angeles congressman is calling on the Federal Aviation Administration to beef up chopper safety regulations by …

Kobe Bryant death: Final moments before helicopter crash revealed by investigators
4 years, 11 months ago

Kobe Bryant death: Final moments before helicopter crash revealed by investigators

The Independent  

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Kobe Bryant death: Fingerprint analysis used to identify remains of NBA star after nine bodies recovered
4 years, 11 months ago

Kobe Bryant death: Fingerprint analysis used to identify remains of NBA star after nine bodies recovered

The Independent  

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Kobe Bryant's body among four identified in helicopter crash
4 years, 11 months ago

Kobe Bryant's body among four identified in helicopter crash

The Hindu  

Kobe Bryant's body has been identified following the helicopter crash that killed the Los Angeles Lakers great, his daughter and seven others on Sunday. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner confirmed on Tuesday that Bryant's one of four bodies identified. "Through the use of fingerprints, investigators identified three men and one woman who were on the aircraft," a …

Kobe Bryant helicopter lacked recommended safety device
4 years, 11 months ago

Kobe Bryant helicopter lacked recommended safety device

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant didn’t have a recommended warning system to alert the pilot he was too close to land but it’s not clear it would have averted the crash that killed nine because the pilot may have lost control as the aircraft plunged into a fog-shrouded mountain, federal investigators said Tuesday. NTSB investigator Bill English …

Kobe Bryant helicopter video emerges showing ill-fated flight minutes before crash
4 years, 11 months ago

Kobe Bryant helicopter video emerges showing ill-fated flight minutes before crash

The Independent  

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Kobe Bryant death: Difficulties in retrieving bodies from helicopter crash wreckage revealed
4 years, 11 months ago

Kobe Bryant death: Difficulties in retrieving bodies from helicopter crash wreckage revealed

The Independent  

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Feds probe helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant
4 years, 11 months ago

Feds probe helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant

The Hindu  

Friends, colleagues and fans mourned Kobe Bryant on Monday as federal investigators sifted through the wreckage of the helicopter crash that killed the basketball legend and eight other people, hoping to find clues to what caused the accident that stunned the world. Bryant, 41, was traveling Sunday with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other passengers and crew when the …

Kobe Bryant spoke about his love for his family during his final Australian interview
4 years, 11 months ago

Kobe Bryant spoke about his love for his family during his final Australian interview

Daily Mail  

Kobe Bryant's helicopter pilot told air traffic controllers he was climbing to avoid a cloud layer in a chilling last radio message before the aircraft plunged more than 1,000 feet into a hillside. All nine people on board the aircraft, including the former NBA superstar and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, pictured, died The pilot of Kobe Bryant's helicopter told air …

Kobe helicopter tried to climb to avoid clouds before crash
4 years, 11 months ago

Kobe helicopter tried to climb to avoid clouds before crash

Associated Press  

CALABASAS, Calif. — The pilot of the helicopter that crashed near Los Angeles, killing former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and eight others, told air traffic controllers in his last radio message that he was climbing to avoid a cloud layer before plunging more than 1,000 feet into a hillside, an accident investigator said. The pilot then asked for air traffic …

Fact Check: This viral video is not of Kobe Bryant's chopper crash
4 years, 11 months ago

Fact Check: This viral video is not of Kobe Bryant's chopper crash

India Today  

The deaths of American basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter in a helicopter crash on January 26 have shocked the world. Facebook page Viral Community uploaded the video on January 26 with the caption, Actual video of the helicopter crash caught on tape - RIP Kobi Bryant. Taking this as a clue, we searched YouTube using keywords such as …

Kobe Bryant's Death Puts A Focus On Helicopter Safety
4 years, 11 months ago

Kobe Bryant's Death Puts A Focus On Helicopter Safety

NPR  

Kobe Bryant's Death Puts A Focus On Helicopter Safety Enlarge this image toggle caption Warren Little/Getty Images Warren Little/Getty Images For the vast majority of Americans, helicopters are hardly a routine form of transportation. Sponsor Message Commercial plane travel is extremely safe, despite recent catastrophes like the Boeing 737 Max crashes; in many years the fatal accident rate in the …

The last flight of Kobe Bryant
4 years, 11 months ago

The last flight of Kobe Bryant

LA Times  

Gennady Grinblat, center, and other fans gathered in Calabasas on Sunday after reports that Kobe Bryant had died in a helicopter crash. 22 / 43 Fans gather near a makeshift memorial for Kobe Bryant outside Staples Center after learning of the Lakers legend’s death Sunday. 30 / 43 Fans gather near a makeshift memorial for Kobe Bryant outside Staples Center …

Kobe Bryant’s helicopter was missing a warning system that could have alerted pilot to hillside
4 years, 11 months ago

Kobe Bryant’s helicopter was missing a warning system that could have alerted pilot to hillside

LA Times  

People gather on Las Virgenes Road in Calabasas near the scene of Sunday’s helicopter crash. The helicopter that crashed Sunday in Calabasas, killing nine people including Kobe Bryant, was not equipped with a terrain alarm system that could have warned the pilot he was approaching a hillside, National Transportation Safety Board officials said Tuesday. NTSB investigator Jennifer Homendy said at …

The crucial questions at the heart of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash investigation
4 years, 11 months ago

The crucial questions at the heart of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash investigation

LA Times  

There is no black box recording. Jennifer Homendy said the pilot, who was flying from Orange County to Ventura County, requested special visual flight rules, which allow pilots to fly under 1,000 feet. During the flight, the pilot noted he was flying under “special visual flight rules,” which allows a pilot to fly in weather conditions worse than those allowed …

Kobe Bryant crash: Teens, parents among victims
4 years, 11 months ago

Kobe Bryant crash: Teens, parents among victims

The Hindu  

A baseball coach, two teenage girls and their parents and the pilot were among the victims of the helicopter crash that killed basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter on Sunday. READ: Kobe and Gianna Bryant Bryant, 41, died in the crash along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna as they were heading from Orange County, where he lives, to a …

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