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On January 26, 2020, a [[Sikorsky S-76B]] helicopter crashed in the city of [[Calabasas, California]], around {{cvt|30|mi|km|0}} northwest of [[downtown Los Angeles]], while en route from [[John Wayne Airport]] to [[Camarillo Airport]].<ref name="hr">{{Cite news |last1=Barnes |first1=Mike |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kobe-bryant-dead-five-time-nba-champion-was-41-report-1272963 |title=Kobe Bryant, NBA Superstar and Oscar Winner, Dies in Helicopter Crash |date=January 26, 2020 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=January 26, 2020 |last2=Kilkenny |first2=Katie |archive-date=February 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200211142136/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kobe-bryant-dead-five-time-nba-champion-was-41-report-1272963 |url-status=live }}</ref> All nine people on board were killed: retired professional basketball player [[Kobe Bryant]] and his 13-year-old daughter [[Gianna Bryant|Gianna]]; baseball coach [[John Altobelli]], his wife Keri, and his daughter Alyssa; Sarah Chester and her daughter Payton; basketball coach Christina Mauser; and the pilot, Ara Zobayan.<ref name="hr"/> |
On January 26, 2020, a [[Sikorsky S-76B]] helicopter crashed in the city of [[Calabasas, California]], around {{cvt|30|mi|km|0}} northwest of [[downtown Los Angeles]], while en route from [[John Wayne Airport]] to [[Camarillo Airport]].<ref name="hr">{{Cite news |last1=Barnes |first1=Mike |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kobe-bryant-dead-five-time-nba-champion-was-41-report-1272963 |title=Kobe Bryant, NBA Superstar and Oscar Winner, Dies in Helicopter Crash |date=January 26, 2020 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=January 26, 2020 |last2=Kilkenny |first2=Katie |archive-date=February 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200211142136/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kobe-bryant-dead-five-time-nba-champion-was-41-report-1272963 |url-status=live }}</ref> All nine people on board were killed: retired professional basketball player [[Kobe Bryant]] and his 13-year-old daughter [[Gianna Bryant|Gianna]]; baseball coach [[John Altobelli]], his wife Keri, and their 14-year-old daughter Alyssa; Sarah Chester and her daughter 13-year-old Payton; basketball coach Christina Mauser; and the pilot, Ara Zobayan.<ref name="hr"/> |
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The accident was then investigated by the [[National Transportation Safety Board]] (NTSB) which concluded that it was caused by [[continued VFR into IMC]]: the helicopter entered low cloud cover, which caused the pilot to [[Spatial disorientation|lose his sense of orientation]], and thus lose control of the helicopter.<ref name="AAR-21-01 Final Report"/> |
The accident was then investigated by the [[National Transportation Safety Board]] (NTSB) which concluded that it was caused by [[continued VFR into IMC]]: the helicopter entered low cloud cover, which caused the pilot to [[Spatial disorientation|lose his sense of orientation]], and thus lose control of the helicopter.<ref name="AAR-21-01 Final Report"/> |
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