Kobe Bryant's Helicopter Did Not Suffer Engine Failure Before Fatal Crash That Killed 9: NTSB
The National Transportation Safety Board said it found no evidence that the helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others experienced engine failure before it crashed on Jan. 26. In anupdate published on Friday, the NTSB said damage to the aircraft and to the surrounding area indicated the Sikorsky S-76B helicopter did not undergo engine failure before it slammed into a hillside in Calabasas, California, killing Bryant, his daughter, Gianna, as well as seven other members of a close-knit community:John Altobelli,Keri Altobelli,Alyssa Altobelli,Sarah Chester, Payton Chester,Christina Mauser, and pilotAra Zobayan....