Pilot in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash pushed the limits of bad weather flying rules, NTSB says
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Pete Muntean and Madeline Holcombe, CNN
Published Feb 10, 2021 12:40:55 AM
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(CNN) Basketball legend Kobe Bryant s helicopter pilot pushed the limits of bad weather flying rules, and ultimately abandoned his training as he became disoriented in the clouds and crashed into a Southern California hillside last year, investigators said Tuesday.
The comments were made during a National Transportation Safety Board meeting that is to settle on an official cause of the January 26, 2020, crash that killed Bryant, his daughter, the pilot, and six others.
The National Transportation Safety Board revealed the likely cause of the deadly helicopter crash that took the lives of nine Southern California residents, including NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter on Tuesday.
Kobe Bryant Investigators Blame Pilot s Poor Decisions for Crash, Cite Self-Induced Pressure Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash NTSB Blames Pilot s Poor Decisions for Crash . Cite Self-Induced Pressure
9:43 AM PT The NTSB has issued the official statement of probable cause blaming mistakes by pilot Ara Zobayan. The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause of this accident was the pilot s decision to continue flight under visual flight rules into instrument meteorological conditions which resulted in the pilot spatial disorientation and loss of control. Play video content THE PROBABLE CAUSE NTSB Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s likely self-induced pressure and the pilot’s plan continuation bias which adversely affected his decision-making and Island Express Helicopter Inc. s inadequate review and oversight of it
The National Transportation Safety Board revealed the likely cause of the deadly helicopter crash that took the lives of nine Southern California residents, including NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter on Tuesday.