Kobe Bryant’s Helicopter Was Only 100 Feet Away From Clear Skies Before Crash
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The world is still in shock and mourning after Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others sadly passed away in a helicopter crash in California.
Following the tragedy, investigators have been working hard to determine what caused the crash, and the NTSB has revealed that Bryant’s chopper was just 12 seconds from clear skies before it hit a hill in Calabasas.
Experienced Pilot Ara Zobayan was just 100 feet away from exiting the heavy fog layer when, instead of increasing the altitude, he turned left turn and crashed into the hillside at 180 mph.
“If you exit the bottom of the clouds at 4,000 feet per minute at that high speed, you’ve certainly lost control of the aircraft,” air safety consultant Kipp Lau said. “Once you break out of the clouds it’s clear. Everything lines up with the body.”
The investigators believe that Ara was trying to quickly move out of the fog with the high speed, however, the final left turn resulted in the fatal outcome.
“When he went into the clouds, he had a full on emergency,” pilot Mike Sagely had said.
The NTSB is still investigating to uncover the definitive cause.
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