Basketball legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and seven other people were killed Sunday when their helicopter crashed in California. Debris from the charred helicopter were scattered across the size of a football field. The helicopter was flying in fog that was so thick, the ...
The helicopter's pilot, Ara Zobayan, was licensed for instrument flying, but likely had little experience in doing so given the company's operating limitations, Deetz told Forbes separately. The twin-engine helicopter slammed into a hillside in Calabasas, Californi...
KobeBryant's daughter Gianna, 13, was also killed in the California helicopter crash, a source tells CNN. According to CNN, the retired NBA superstar and eight others died when a helicopter they were flying in crashed near Calabasas around 10 am PT Sunday. There were no survivors, and all ...
"We all know that Kobe loved flying on helicopters," said Hill. "The cause of the crash has not been confirmed but there is some speculation that weather had something to do with it." The National Weather Service reported that while winds were light, visibility was low ...
Kobe Bryant's daughter Gianna, 13, was also killed in the California helicopter crash, along with her father and three other people, a source tells CNN. Ethan Miller/Getty Images According to CNN, the retired NBA superstar and four others died when a helicopter they were flying in crashed ...
wrote: “Kobe was a legend on the court and just getting started in what would have been just as meaningful a second act. To lose Gianna is even more heartbreaking to us as parents. Michelle and I send love and prayers to Vanessa and the entire Bryant family on an unthinkable day.” ...
The pilot of the helicopter that crashed into a hillside outside Los Angeles, killing former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and eight others, told air traffic controllers in his last radio message that he was climbing to avoid a cloud layer, an accident inves
It didn't take Kobe Bryant long to find success in theNBA. He quickly became a fan-favorite player, known early on for his high flying abilities. He was an All-Star by his second season and then it was on to greatness and friction with Shaquille O'Neal and the rest of the Lakers....
Zobayan’s brother said Kobe Bryant knew the risks of flying in a helicopter and his survivors aren’t entitled to damages from the pilot’s estate. Island Express Helicopters Inc. denied responsibility and said the crash was "an act of God" it couldn’t control. It also countersued two ...
Some experts raised questions of whether the helicopter should have even been flying. The weather was so foggy that the Los Angeles Police Department and the county sheriff's department had grounded their own choppers. RELATED:Kobe Bryant's helicopter flew in fog that grounded other choppers ...