Kobe Bryant is still more alive than ever in the memory of all fans of Los Angeles Lakers and the National Basketball Association (NBA) after tragically disappearing physically just over a year ago.
Unfortunately, the sports star did not travel alone, as he was in the company of his daughter Gianna Bryant, in addition to Payton Chester, Sarah Chester, Alyssa Altobelli, Keri Altobelli, John Altobelli, Christina Mauser and Ara Zobayan (pilot).
However, it’s still hard to believe how that aircraft lost control, If initial reports confirmed that it was in perfect mechanical condition. Precisely for this reason the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) met this Tuesday for determine the cause of the fateful accident.
The cause that took the lives of Kobe and Gianna Bryant
Recall that the aforementioned organization acts as an independent federal agency, which has no enforcement powers. Now, according to them (the NTSB), Kobe and Gianna Bryant, Along with the other passengers lost their lives as a result of a pilot error (Ara Zobayan) after flying over the clouds, losing visibility and violating air traffic rules.
Besides, say Zobayan suffered from “spatial disorientation”That is, he believed he was flying the Sikorsky S-76 helicopter correctly when it was not, as the aircraft lost control after abruptly sideways.
Finally, it should be noted that for sure, it is difficult to determine how this terrible tragedy happened, Since there were no witnesses to confirm theories, not even the helicopter had a black box to collect data that can assert with absolute certainty what happened.