The helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryan, his daughter "Gigi" and seven others left the cockpit "highly fragmented" and in flames, the report said.
LOS ANGELES — Federal investigators on Friday dispelled the notion that engine failure was to blame for the helicopter crash last month that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others.
The preliminary report doesn't pinpoint the likely cause of the crash on a fog-shrouded slope. That is expected to come when the final investigative report issued is in about a year. "He judged it to be moving fast, travelling on a forward and descending trajectory. It started to roll to the left such that he caught a glimpse of its belly. He observed it for one to two seconds, before it impacted terrain about 50 feet below his position."
It was piloted by Ara Zobayan of Huntington Beach, California, who was qualified to fly both visually and on instruments, Federal Aviation Administration records show. He received his commercial pilot's license in 2007. The helicopter carrying the retired NBA superstar and his party was flown up a canyon in Calabasas, California. Zobayan radioed air traffic controllers, having already received permission to proceed with less than normal visibility, saying he was going to try to rise above the clouds. Investigators said he climbed to 2,300 feet above sea level, made a left turn and then crashed at high speed into the mountainside at 1,085 feet.
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