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, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board's chairman said on Tuesday.
It was a tragedy that perhaps could have been avoided.
That was the conclusion Tuesday by National Transportation Safety Board, which cited the actions of the pilot as the probable cause of the January 2020 helicopter crash that killed retired NBA star Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others… explaining that the pilot became disoriented and did not follow rules for flying in cloudy weather.
NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt: “He was flying under Visual Flight Rules - or VFR - which legally prohibited him from penetrating the clouds.
However, as we've seen in so many accidents, this pilot continued his VFR flight in the clouds.” The NTSB cited Pilot Ara Zobayan's decision to continue to fly in unsuitable weather conditions as resulting in his (quote) "spatial disorientation and loss of control." “We’re talking about special disorientation, where literally the pilot may not know which way is up or down, whether he or she is leaning left or right.” Zobayan told air traffic controllers that his helicopter was climbing out of heavy clouds when in fact it was descending, immediately before slamming into a hillside near the town of Calabasas in California.
Zobayan was among those killed in the crash of the Sikorsky S-76B helicopter outside Los Angeles in hilly terrain.
The NTSB said previously that an examination of the helicopter's engines and rotors found no evidence of catastrophic mechanical failure.
Forty-one year-old Bryant, an 18-time NBA all-star with the Los Angeles Lakers, was traveling with his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, two other girls and several others to a youth basketball tournament at the time of the crash.
The accident prompted an outpouring of shock and grief from sports fans worldwide.
Federal safety officials revealed on Wednesday that the pilot of the cargo freighter, which caused the collapse of a highway bridge into Baltimore Harbor, had radioed for tugboat assistance and reported a power loss just minutes before the incident. The National Transportation Safety Board highlighted that the Francis Scott Key Bridge, a vital traffic artery constructed in 1976, lacked structural redundancies commonly found in newer bridges, rendering it more susceptible to catastrophic collapse.
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Another Mid-Flight , Boeing Incident Occurs, Amid Increased Scrutiny.
On March 4, a United Airlines Boeing 737
flight was forced to make an emergency
landing after bursting into flames mid-air. .
'The Independent' reports that the
plane's engine exploded shortly after
taking off from Fort Meyers, Florida. .
The Houston-bound flight was forced
to make an emergency landing
just moments after taking off. .
No injuries were
linked to the incident.
According to United Airlines, , "the flight landed safely, and the
passengers deplaned normally.".
The airline added that it, "arranged for a new aircraft to take
our customers to their destination.".
'The Independent' reports that the cause
of the accident is currently under investigation
by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). .
In January, Boeing came under increased
scrutiny after a door panel on a 737 Max 9
blew off in the middle of an Alaska Airlines flight.
In January, Boeing came under increased
scrutiny after a door panel on a 737 Max 9
blew off in the middle of an Alaska Airlines flight.
Following the incident, in which several passengers were injured,
all Boeing 737 Max 9s were grounded, and investigations were
opened by the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board.
Boeing must commit to real and
profound improvements. Making
foundational change will require
a sustained effort from Boeing’s
leadership, and we are going
to hold them accountable
every step of the way, Mike Whitaker, FAA administrator, via 'The Independent'
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This Day in History:, The Great San Francisco Earthquake.
April 18, 1906.
At 5:13 a.m., an earthquake
struck offshore of San Fransisco,
a city with a population of 400,000 at the time.
The quake was felt from
southern Oregon to Los Angeles,
and ruptured 296 miles of the San Andreas fault.
Destroying San Francisco's water mains,
the quake ignited massive, devastating
fires all over the city that could not be combated.
The fires burned for days,
resulting in the deaths of more than
3,000 people and destroying more than 28,000 buildings.
More than half of the city was
left homeless by the disaster.
Damages were estimated to close to $15 billion in
today's dollars. The recovery and rebuild allowed city
planners to make great improvements to San Francisco
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A year after NBA star Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and seven others died in a helicopter crash, the NTSB decided Tuesday the cause was poor decisions by the pilot.
Credit: KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas Duration: 02:12Published
Federal authorities reported Tuesday that the pilot was likely at fault for the January 2020 helicopter crash which killed Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others.
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