Kobe Bryant crash pilot got disoriented in clouds, US National Transportation Safety Board says – ABC News

The helicopter pilot who crashed into a hillside and killed Kobe Bryant and seven other passengers went against his training and violated rules by flying into thick clouds, US safety officials say.
Key points:

• The pilot’s decision to fly into thick cloud has been criticised
• NTSB investigators said that the helicopter was banking and beginning to descend at increasing magnitude when the pilot thought it was ascending
• The pilot did not file a backup flight plan and chose not to land and wait for the…

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