Following the Helicopter Crash that claimed the life of Bryant, his 13 years daughter and 11 others, USA Federal Ministry of Aviation has released a statement that led to the cause of plane crash.
The statement reads thus:
“At 9:06 a.m. Pacific Standard Time on January 26, 2020, Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna (Gigi), Orange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli, Altobelli’s wife Keri, Altobelli’s daughter Alyssa, Christina Mauser, an assistant girls basketball coach at Harbor Day School in Corona del Mar, and three others departed from John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, in a Sikorsky S-76 helicopter owned by Bryant.
The helicopter was registered to the Fillmore-based Island Express Holding Corp., according to the California Secretary of State business database.
Due to light rain and foggy weather that morning, the LAPD helicopters and most air traffic was grounded.
The flight tracker shows that the helicopter experienced issues while above the L.A. Zoo.
The helicopter circled the area 6 times at an altitude of around 850 feet.
At 9:30 a.m. the pilot contacted the Burbank Airports control tower notifying the tower of the situation.
At 9:30 a.m. the helicopter experienced extreme fog and turned south towards the mountains.
At 9:40 a.m. the helicopter climbed altitude from 1,200 to 2,000 feet (370 to 610 m) flying at 161 knots (185 mph)
At 9:45 a.m, the helicopter crashed in Calabasas, California, and caught on fire.
At 9:47 a.m. authorities were called.
The helicopter had passed over Boyle Heights, near Dodger Stadium, and circled over Glendale during the flight.
Personnel from the Los Angeles County Fire Department attended the scene.
The fire had been extinguished by 10:30 a.m.
None of the nine passengers on board the helicopter survived.
Initial reports indicated that the helicopter crashed in the hills above Calabasas in heavy fog.
Witnesses reported hearing a helicopter struggling before crashing.
The Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Board, FBI and the federal government’s two chief aviation regulators, have launched further investigations into the crash”.
