NBA On February 9, the National Transport Safety Council will present the final report
Aa year since Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna died along with seven others In a fatal helicopter crash in Calabasas, various questions hang in the air. However the final accident report is to be published, which will close a long investigation process.
The latest detailed reports will be by February 9th When National Transport Safety Council (NTSB) released the final report on this issue. Although the body has already revealed a document of over 1,850 pages in which interviews, testimonies, reports were compiled and details of the videos about what happened on January 26, 2020.
Under the DCA20MA059 has expired by NTSB the helicopter allegedly made a transfer from John Wayne-Orange County Airport to Camarillo, California. The trip was to a basketball game with Gigi, who was also there accompanied by two of her teammates and their respective families. Besides pilot Ara Zobayan.
The trip to Northern California went smoothly for 15 minutes. A little then the helicopter had to return Glendale because it had to make way for air traffic. He later continued his journey to the Calabasas area.
According to the authorities, the helicopter had a low altitude of 400-600 feet, even for part of the trip, the air traffic controller asked the pilot if he would maintain the same altitude to the destination. Zobayan says he will keep the.
Shortly afterwards, an exchange of changes took place in the offices for the operators. However, as it happens, the pilot continued to move to more mountainous terrain with lower visibility.
When communications were established with the new operator, the crew member said he was rising above the clouds at 4,000 feet due to weather conditions. However, a few minutes later, the helicopter turned left and descended rapidly until it crashed into the hills. The ship rose no more than 500 meters before turning left and descending.
Witnesses who testified in the investigation say the helicopter’s trajectory was difficult to see because the low clouds made it difficult to see. Even the Los Angeles police had to suspend their flights due to unfavorable conditions.
It should be noted that a month after the accident, a document from The United States Federal Aviation Administration reported that Ara Zobayan, the helicopter pilot of the crash had been warned five years ago for not being allowed to fly in low visibility places. However, after his fine, the pilot continued to follow the rules he had broken and that the behavior was not repeated.
In turn, the lawsuit filed by Vanessa Bryant claims that the pilot was mainly responsible for the accident in the mountains and that the company that hired him was indirectly responsible for: “Kobe Bryant, the applicants’ deceased, was killed as a direct result of Zobayan’s negligent conduct.”; the document states that deaths can be avoided.
It is also necessary to comment that the Sikorsky S-76B helicopter, despite having a strong safety record and carrying Kobe several times, It did not have the black box or the TAWS alert system, which warns on the ground. Two elements that are of vital importance in flights and in air disaster investigations.
Although no new flight recommendations have been issued yet, following this accident; It will be on 9 February when, following the latest report, the authorities release new standards and their final resolution. January 26 was marked as one of the most difficult meetings for all NBA fans.