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Aviation => Aviation Accidents/Incidents => Topic started by: joeyb747 on January 26, 2020, 02:52:20 PM
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"CALABASAS, Calif. — Kobe Bryant died Sunday in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, TMZ reports.
Bryant was reportedly in his private helicopter with three other people when it crashed.
Emergency personnel responded when a fire broke out.
No one on board the helicopter survived, according to TMZ Sports.
TMZ says that Vanessa Bryant was not onboard."
From:
https://myfox8.com/2020/01/26/kobe-bryant-dies-in-helicopter-crash-tmz-reports/?fbclid=IwAR0yWw2oUpauncAKSJ1LqfXbUeK_6UWQWCeto4uf7ZBEI00wMJoy04tfCV8
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See also:
https://www.si.com/nba/2020/01/26/kobe-bryant-death-california-helicopter-crash-los-angeles-lakers
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See also:
https://nypost.com/2020/01/26/kobe-bryant-reportedly-killed-in-california-helicopter-crash/
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Thoughts and prayers to the families...
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Confirmed nine lives lost in crash, including his 13 year old daughter. The helicopter was a Sikorsky S-76B built in 1991.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-26/aircraft-slams-into-hillside-explodes-in-flames-near-calabasas
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Audio clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0pQfgi9ZqU
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https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/232468
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NTSB Preliminary Report
https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/Documents/DCA20MA059-Investigative-Update.pdf