On Thursday, the National Transportation Safety Board discussed Southwest Airlines and FedEx jets that came within 150 to 170 feet of one another at Austin-Berg.
LOS ANGELES The findings of a year-long federal investigation into the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and others in Calabasas has sparked a new push for safety legislation that failed last year.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the cause of the Jan
The National Transportation Safety Board ruled that pilot Ara Zobaya was at fault in the helicopter crash that killed Kobe and Gianna Bryant and seven others on January 26, 2020 in Calabasas. He defied training while flying in whiteout conditions.
NTSB: Pilot error in Bryant helicopter crash
By Richard Winton
Los Angeles Times/TNS
LOS ANGELES - The pilot of a helicopter that crashed into a foggy Calabasas hillside one year ago, killing Kobe Bryant and eight others on board, should not have flown into cloudy conditions where he became disoriented, federal regulators said Tuesday.
The National Transportation Safety Board said pilot Ara Zobayan suffered spatial disorientation while he navigated through clouds and fog-covered terrain on the Jan. 26, 2020, flight from Orange County to Camarillo.
NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt said Zobayan was flying under visual flight rules, yet the “pilot continued his flight into clouds.” Zobayan was “legally prohibited” from flying through cloud cover but did so anyway, Sunwalt said.
Kobe Bryant helicopter crashed after pilot pushed limits and disregarded training, NTSB says
Federal investigators are recommending significant helicopter safety changes including more pilot training and readily available technology after concluding the crash that killed basketball legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others was entirely preventable.
In four hours of testimony and deliberations, the National Transportation Safety Board said Island Express charter pilot Ara Zobayan pushed the limits of bad weather flying rules, climbed into clouds, became disoriented about the helicopter’s position relative to the horizon, and made a descending left turn into a cloud-obscured Calabasas, California, hillside last year.