Pilot’s Spatial Disorientation Caused Kobe Bryant Helo Crash, NTSB Says

Bill Carey February 09, 2021
NTSB investigator Adam Huray examines wreckage from the crash of the S-76B in January 2020.
Credit: NTSB
Spatial disorientation of the pilot led to the fatal crash of a Sikorsky S-76B helicopter in hilly terrain northwest of Los Angeles in January 2020 that killed basketball legend Kobe Bryant and eight others, the NTSB has found. The pilot’s decision to continue flying the helicopter under visual...
Bill Carey

Based in Washington, D.C., Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and unmanned aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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