The Sikorsky S-76 is marketed to corporate executives for personal transportation.
caught fire and collided into a hillside, killing all nine people on board, including Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna. The crash ignited a brush fire at the scene, which made it difficult for emergency personnel to respond.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause of the crash, which is currently unknown.
L.A. weather was extremely foggy Sunday morning, and law enforcement sources tell us even LAPD air support was grounded because of it. Flight tracker data shows Kobe’s chopper appeared to first encounter weather issues as it was above the L.A. Zoo. It circled that area at least 6 times at a very low altitude – around 875 feet – perhaps waiting for the fog to clear.
Bryant’s helicopter was reportedly a Sikorsky S-76B, a model which he had been known to use while he was playing with the Lakers, as he found it
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