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Pilot in Kobe crash violated flying rules -NTSB

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Pilot in Kobe crash violated flying rules -NTSB

Pilot in Kobe crash violated flying rules -NTSB

The pilot in the January 2020 helicopter crash that killed retired NBA star Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others was "legally prohibited" from flying into clouds but did so anyway and became disoriented, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board's chairman said on Tuesday.


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