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2020 Calabasas helicopter crash
Aviation accident in Calabasas, California, USA / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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On January 26, 2020, a Sikorsky S-76B helicopter crashed in the city of Calabasas, California, around 30 mi (48 km) northwest of Downtown Los Angeles, while en route from John Wayne Airport to Camarillo Airport.[1] All nine people on board were killed: retired professional basketball player Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, baseball coach John Altobelli, his wife Keri, his daughter Alyssa, Payton Chester, her mother Sarah, basketball coach Christina Mauser, and the pilot, Ara Zobayan.[1]
Investigators examining debris at the crash site the day after the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 26, 2020; 3 years ago (2020-01-26), 9:45 AM |
| Summary | Flight into instrument meteorological conditions resulting in spatial disorientation and loss of control. |
| Site | Calabasas, California, U.S. 34.136867°N 118.692390°W / 34.136867; -118.692390 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Sikorsky S-76B |
| Operator | Island Express Holdings Inc. |
| Registration | N72EX |
| Flight origin | John Wayne Airport, Orange County, California |
| Destination | Camarillo Airport, Camarillo, California |
| Occupants | 9 |
| Passengers | 8 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 9 |
| Survivors | 0 |
The accident was 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 lose his sense of orientation, and thence lose control.[2]