NBA On February 9 the National Transportation Safety Board delivered the final report
Aa year that Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna died along with seven other people in a fateful helicopter crash in Calabasas, several questions follow the air. However the final report of the accident is about to be published, thus closing a long research process.
the latest reports details to be until February 9th when the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announces the final report in this regard. Although the body has already revealed a document of more than 1,850 pages where interviews, testimonies, reports have been collected and video footage details of the events on January 26, 2020.
under the DCA20MA059 expired for NTSB The helicopter is reported to have made a transfer from John Wayne-Orange County Airport to Camarillo, California. The trip was to a basketball game for Gigi, who was also there accompanied by two of her teammates and their respective families. In addition to the pilot Ara Zobayan.
The trip to Northern California Fava unfolded quietly for 15 minutes. Poc then the helicopter must turn around Glendale so that it has to make room for air traffic. Later he continued his journey to the Calabasas area.
According to the authorities, the helicopter had a low altitude of 400-600 feet, even in one part of the trip the air traffic controller asked the pilot if he would maintain the same altitude until his destination. Zobayan claims he will stay.
Shortly afterwards, there was a shift change in the offices for the operators. However, while this was being done, the pilot continued on to more mountainous terrain with less visibility.
When communications were established with the new operator, the crew member stated that it was rising above the clouds at 4,000 feet due to weather conditions. However, a few minutes later the helicopter turned left and descended rapidly until it crashed into the hills. According to reports, the ship does not rise more than 500 meters before turning left and going down.
Witnesses who testified from witnesses in the investigation say the helicopter’s trajectory was difficult to see because low clouds made it difficult to see. Even Los Angeles police must suspend their flights due to adverse conditions.
It should be noted that a month after the accident, a document from the The United States Federal Aviation Administration reports that Ara Zobayan, helicopter pilot of the crash had been warned five years ago, by not having permission to fly in low visibility places. However after his fine, the pilot continued to keep to the foot of the rules he had violated and that the conduct was not repeated.
For its part, the lawsuit filed by Vanessa Bryant alleges that the pilot was primarily responsible for the accident in the mountains and that the company that hired the pilot was indirectly responsible: “The plaintiffs’ death, Kobe Bryant, was killed as a direct result of Zobayan’s negligent conduct.”; it is stated in the document that it states that deaths could have been avoided.
It should also be noted that the Sikorsky S-76B helicopter, despite having a significant safety record and having been transported to Kobe on multiple occasions, it did not have the black box or the TAWS alert system, which warns on the ground. Two elements that are vital in flights and in area disaster research.
No new recommendations have yet been issued for flights, following this accident; be on February 9 when following the latest report, the authorities will announce new standards and their final resolution. January 26 has been marked as one of the most difficult dates for all NBA fans.