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Kobe Bryant crash pilot got disoriented in clouds, US National Transportation Safety Board says – ABC News
National Transportation Safety Board officials criticise Ara Zobayan’s decision to fly into cloud and say federal standards require pilots to be able to see where…
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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