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Retracing Kobe Bryant’s Final Helicopter Flight Over Los Angeles
February 9, 2021
Just over a year after a helicopter crash took the lives of basketball legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others outside Los Angeles, the National Transportation Safety Board has concluded their investigation. Investigators say the pilot, Ara Zobayan, had “spatial disorientation” when he crashed. Investigators say Bryant did not pressure the pilot to take any dangerous risks, but it was likely Zobayan's "self-induced pressure" that led to him proceeding in dangerous weather.