Report: Kobe Bryant’s helicopter engine did not fail in fatal crash

The National Transportation Safety Board unveiled preliminary findings into the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant. This image taken from video on Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, and provided by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows part of the wreckage of a helicopter crash near Calabasas, Calif. | James Anderson, National Transportation Safety Board via Associated Press

The National Transportation Safety Board unveiled preliminary findings into the Jan. 26 crash

The National Transportation Safety Board unveiled its preliminary report into the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, Gianna Bryant and seven others, according to USA Today.

What did the NTSB report say?

• The main takeaway: The engine did not fail.
• A full investigative report will take about an entire year to complete.
• The helicopter took off on Jan. 26 in Orange County to bring Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and friends to a basketball tournament in Thousands Oaks, Calif.
• USA Today said: “The helicopter was being flown by sight, not instruments, following Southern California’s freeways as it worked it way northwest. But as it got closer to its destination, the helicopter ventured from the flatlands into more rugged terrain and encountered a thick layer of fog.”

When did we expect the next report?

• The Los Angeles Times reported the NTSB’s findings were due out any day. The report was promised to be released 10 days after the crash but it’s been 11 days.

What don’t we know?

• The Los Angeles Times said: “Though the last moments of the flight are captured on flight trackers, the reason the pilot made the fateful series of moves is unclear.”

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