Investigation Continues Into Helicopter Crash That Killed Kobe Bryant, 8 Others

There are new developments in the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others; CBS2's Jessica Layton reports.

[@imserious2187]

Kobe or not, they should've said conditions are too bad to fly, no aircrafts are permitted to fly at this time

[@Thehunter23]

imserious2187 Kobe told the pilot to fly in the fog as the last time he flew in the fog he managed to get to the game and spend time with his family

[@tamara6212]

If it was too foggy for police or fire Department to fly, it was obviously too foggy for Kobe's pilot to be in the air. Poor judgment,, sad results.

[@samreilly1484]

What part of “it wasn’t even remotely foggy until after they took off nor was fog mentioned in the forecast; the sky just happened to be gray” do you not understand?! Unless you’re too unsophisticated to tell the difference between fog and a gray sky!

[@brelove1986]

so as he was going down he probably thought he wasnt so low until it was to late

[@squadric7722]

no, the decent was for sure not on purpose. he was going up bc he knew he is too close to terrain. spartial disorientation kicked in and it was over.

[@gordonlogan8375]

Instrument rated pilot with 20 years experience knows damn well whether hes going up or down. Please cut the bullshit

[@squadric7722]

@@gordonlogan8375 that's no bs, look up spartial disorientation before writing stupid comments

[@gordonlogan8375]

@@squadric7722 yes its pure and purposeful bullshit from those of you who keep missing the obvious. Anyone who rides an elevator can tell up or down even if they can't see anything. I've flown enough hours to tell you can feel the seat pushing your ass in a climb and a 2000 fpm dive (per NTSB) is going to get noticed by everyone on the aircraft. Two credible witnesses said he passed over the road toward the hills very low and very slow so there goes your out of control theory. They also said the fog was so thick they could not see him. This less than a minute before the crash. After this occurred (also NTSB) the pilot climbed more than 500 feet totally clearing the terrain and then did a very steep dive into a left bank. Since you know everything why don't you tell the rest of us stupid people how the fuck that wasn't intentional

[@Faven2011]

squadric he is too stupid to understand your comment

[@angelhews475]

This really bothers my stomach. I can't even imagine what the families are going through. If there's foul play, we will all figure it out. Don't worry. I don't even watch basketball. But, this is really making me think day and night about what happened...if something is off... I felt this way about Michael Jackson too. Like literally sick to my stomach. Can't sleep. And I don't even watch sports or own a Michael Jackson album. Some things just doesn't make any sense.

[@latoriarichardson6754]

I can relate to what you're saying. I'm not into celebrities either, but I know something is definitely off about this situation.

[@angelhews475]

@@latoriarichardson6754 exactly. Usually I don't even care. But there I just something about this....like Kobe trying to tell us. Because why do I feel like this. I know accidents happen.

[@joanneklatsky6450]

So sorry Kobe and daughter prays for you and daughter and family...will miss you!

[@jeniffersmith132]

I feel bad ☹️😔

[@engelheim457]

Was he president of us? Why was so important?

[@maia_playz9694]

@@engelheim457 search kobe Bryant up

[@engelheim457]

@@maia_playz9694 Did it and didnt find something relevant. Anyway, why was he so important? Everyday people die on crash accidents. They are reporting it like it was obama dying. His work was about sport and he was good at it. Probably thanks to the amount of money he was paid. And now is dead. I didnt hear about him until he die. I care more about the family in the helicopter.

[@maia_playz9694]

@@engelheim457 wow so your saying hes not important he was going to be in the hall of fame this year but then he had died with his daughter in his arms. Anyways hes important for basketball Lakers and etc and he was not just good at it he was a legend

[@1martuska]

As sad as this tragedy is I hope they went quickly

[@rouaelmasry6090]

Rest in piece Kobe bryant and Gianna bryant

[@diegofortuna3923]

Aww too soon!

[@diegofortuna3923]

Aww too soon.

[@HaiderAli-oo5iy]

And everone else on the helicopter

[@rudigerfrfr]

Don't forget the others!

[@art.demirjian9721]

Just watching their pictures - sets an enormous fire in my heart it fills my eye tear of unlimited sadness, specially 13 years old little girl who use to have very bright future ahead by having her most wonderfull Father at her side. My prayers and my blessings to their Souls and their beloved ones.

[@lbj2320]

I can’t believe how they couldn’t of just said “wayyyyy to foggy today, let’s just take the 2 hour drive for today.

[@ymkeianiki5072]

Pat Bissonnette OML I know right not to blame Kobe but he should have known it was a bad idea to tell his chopper pilot to fly him and others to Giannas game

[@lanemusa1528]

i know it is pretty randomly asking but do anyone know a good site to stream new tv shows online ?

[@harryballs8953]

Exactly. They could have rented a limo or bus and had HOV laned it on a Sunday morning as probably not a lot of traffic.

[@samreilly1484]

But it wasn’t even remotely foggy let alone “way too foggy” until after they took off!

[@bertric23]

Seems like the pilot got a mission he cant turn down.

[@boleklosar9593]

Bravo...

[@pauleric8799]

Surly the pilot wouldn't go into a 200mph dive if he lost orientation

[@babyariel7538]

Wee miss you guys so much 💔😭💔💔

[@maia_playz9694]

@@Armando316 hell no scuicide with a famous basketball player and other lives on the helicopter is bad

[@emmanuelkuforiji8046]

Investigate the pilot FBI. This accident seems like it was intentional. 200mile down in an helicopter that can land even without an engine. this is ridiculous. he might be working with extremists and cause harm to a very important figure in America. it could have been any of this celebrity

[@Ju99al0]

180 mph

[@Ju99al0]

@@emmanuelkuforiji8046 How do you figure

[@TECHN0]

Need to include TAWS - Terrain Awareness & Warning System in every chopper and small plane. And new rules for flying during fog.

[@jafomanan2223]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 RIP Kobe.

[@westsidestory1461]

Who filmed the chopper and why

[@Hi-lb8cq]

The "pilot" also had no terrain warning system aboard his helicopter to let him know that there was hill in his flight path...the system would of told him that there was terrain in his way and to pull up

[@samreilly1484]

But the fog didn’t form until after the helicopter took off and was so heavy that even a TAWS or a radar would have been useless! Even technology has its limits!

[@apreLLa84]

Seems like a no brainer to have terrain equipment on any air craft but I guess not. Hopefully this changes that indefinitely 😔

[@PHILLIPS8822]

Matthew Mauser is going to sue Kobe's Estate mark my word

[@lifeoflexi1154]

What's pissing me off is they give him the okay to fly while it was foggy and you know it was because someone on the ground said they couldn't even see the helicopter but could hear it

[@denisehawkins7688]

Now see now that person they gave him permission to fly away was okay now he needs to be reliable

[@samreilly1484]

What part of “it wasn’t even remotely foggy until after they took off nor was fog mentioned in the forecast; the sky just happened to be gray” do you not understand?!

[@Ju99al0]

That makes no sense dude

[@samreilly1484]

@@Ju99al0 no I mean it wasn’t foggy until after the helicopter took off. It just happened to be cloudy. Fog implies that visibility is down to less than a mile and visibility that morning wasn’t down to 4 miles let alone less than an inch until after the helicopter took off

[@samreilly1484]

Actually when the helicopter took off, visibility was 4 miles with an overcast ceiling of a quarter mile. It wasn’t until 60 miles into the flight that they encountered the densest known fog in the history of the solar system. But unfortunately, the pilot underestimated just how dense it was and the rest is history. Even a TAWS has its limits.

[@sophiayouboty4910]

O my God this is crazy 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@imserious2187]

185mph on impact, omg 😫😫😫😫😫

[@ricardoarmandobrito1154]

Intencional maybe

[@preteelee]

Same thing I said!

[@xrayvision9871]

Where are the bodies at?

[@jajacool314]

This cant be true please 😢

[@atchoy3132]

Then why he have a clearance ?

[@jamesshawn4746]

The damn kids man :(

[@grzegorzkozakowski754]

News reporter-and 7 others Me-u mean 8 others .-.

[@aa_solemates89]

I dont get why someone would film a random helicopter.. And its not like they knew it was kobe so why.....?

[@nicolette3698]

A&A Solemates because they thought it was weird that a helicopter would be in the air going round in a circle at such a low height

[@aa_solemates89]

If you or they say so, i guess... Everything about this whole situation is weird. A lot of questions are surfacing about this.

[@aa_solemates89]

I also see helicopters all the time in the air circling, and i dont pull out my phone or camera to film it.. Js

[@mobileplayers5008]

The dude filmed it thought it was probably the chopper from the news or cops. But it was weird why someone flying during a heavy foggy like this.

[@diegofortuna3923]

I heard the chopper circling around too. I looked up to locate it because I felt it shouldn't be flying in the thickness of the fog. I didn't have a visual of it, and I recall saying to myself that whatever its doing, it's gotta be an extremely important operation to be flying in this kind of weather.

[@toushahowe7357]

Rest and peice

[@Hi-lb8cq]

The pilot was in a hold pattern for about 15 minutes...the tower told him to follow the highway which would of taken him to the airport..the tower also warned him that he was too low and when the pilot came out of the hold pattern and started flying he flew straight into that hill not knowing it was there...the pilot hit the hill going 162mph

[@Faven2011]

Hi 61 185....

[@Ju99al0]

It was a 180 mph

[@Ju99al0]

No video says they were going 162 mph

[@abdullaha9586]

It's ok. everyone has to go 😓

[@goldensperm7182]

@Unosonic death is the ultimate goal in life. Especially once you get old enough, you'll know death is one thing you would want. Not in a bad way but in way that you have already fullfiled enough that you're ready to part ways. Some people die naturally like the moment they slept, they just suddenly die, because they're old enough. Now that's beautiful as opposed to a helicopter crash, brutal rape and killings, and etc.

[@goldensperm7182]

@Gazpacho Suave trust me my brother you would not want that cus once someone shoots the helicopter and was enough to make it malfunction then you'll just end up like how Kobe and others died. And yes, you'll see it coming cus the copter or plane will fall down 9.8m/s added to whatever speed your copter/plane is on to.

[@rapidfire4528]

That chopper should have never gotten Clarence or been flying for that matter

[@abdullaha9586]

RapidFire RN4L I don't know why you don't get the fact that they don't need clearance. The pilot was "insured" to drive in IFR/VFR conditions. Kobe himself preferred that pilot and flew with him from 20 years, had no problem. Miscommunication was the major issue.

[@rapidfire4528]

Abdullah Abid that’s true don’t need clearance but should have used common sense regardless of how experienced the pilot was, police airships, news choppers were grounded for that reason

[@swiftietaymac6989]

They should not let them depart knowing the foggy condition

[@duaneanderson6130]

Whomever, gave permission to the pilot from the tower is at fault. They had the ability to ground the aircraft. But, trusted instinct over proper judgment.

[@bowlchamps37]

The pilot has the final say. Period.

[@dontbullyme8227]

2,000 feet per minute, is only 22.72 mph??

[@squadric7722]

only downwards (Y axis) . forward / sideways 180 mph

[@skipd9164]

I agree and also did the math. A witness on the ground who heard the crash . Said as the chopper flew over him it sounded ok and was actually not flying fast that's what drew his attention. He being interviewed pointed out that he could not see the chopper do to fog. The slow speed he assumed was because of the fog.

[@UALHVY]

Thats the vertical speed. The forward speed was likely 120-150. High impact crash.

[@bowlchamps37]

@@UALHVY The impact was at 176 miles per hour.

[@UALHVY]

@@bowlchamps37 OK. High impact crash.

[@garywatsonjr.2060]

A year? Yeah right. It's common sense. There are three possible reasons for the crash. (1) The pilot experienced zero visibility while attempting to fly out of the heavy fog. (2) The pilot was either high or intoxicated. (3) The pilot committed suicide.

[@electrabloomm]

Gary Watson Jr. I’ll take #3 for 200 Gary 🙋🏽‍♀️

[@garywatsonjr.2060]

@@electrabloomm Tru-Dat😉!..Lol

[@electrabloomm]

PAUSE!! Why did the pilot get special fking clearance to fly in fog when everyone else was grounded?? This is the dumb ish that goes on even in 2020!!!!!😡🤬

[@albasserbulanon1352]

😭😭💔💔

[@vikieinstein]

Money can buy us everything, but nature is very harsh... RIP KOBE!!!

[@zariballard]

Something odd about the husband of passenger going on air so soon after crash crying with no tears. Condolences to all, of course, but just saying....

[@lynnharrigan3970]

Indeed...he has a total lack of emotion...he's really suspect to me

[@azulamazigh2789]

what's wrong with you. what you think you are Sherlock Holmes or something.

[@gatito2680]

I wonder. If they're. Gonna. Show. Real pictures of kobe body. After accident.

[@Cupoisa]

I was a happy potato but now I am a sad potato 🥔

[@activeadvocate]

RARE: Kobe's first dunk at age 15. Jus uploaded it!

[@stevocanuck]

I can't even imagine how the first responders reacted when they found the incinerated bodies.

[@stila1123]

Stevo Canuck it’s their job. They are used to it

[@layback3491]

But just a visual of how the weather was that day you would think common sense would kick in is say yeah it's not a good day to fly.

[@KazeDoesArt]

i am kobe brother

[@clarencejordan6564]

2+24 = 26 they died on the 26

[@desmeisme]

Why the well was that special clearance given? The sheriffs grounded there’s, so if law enforcement did wtf was anyone allowed to?

[@mobileplayers5008]

@Dr. Seinfeld he played stupid here n killed them all.

[@reallifehd8417]

accept our deepest condolences from Russia

[@do5e]

2000 feet / minute = 22.727 miles per hour

[@UALHVY]

vertical speed. You are not taking the forward speed into account. High impact crash.

[@zysjc]

Giana was ded also

[@subscriber0080]

Rest in pieces.

[@LittleCaesarz]

Kobe was a legend and I’m just why god why did you do this WHY DID YOU MAKE THE CLOUDS 😭😭😭

[@stila1123]

Nic DeBot “God” had nothing to do with it🙄

[@ggsinner]

This coach girl is a half pinay dont worry about me

[@toopacshowcore4673]

42 sec "we do not know if thats the pilots ipad" so there prob thinkin the pilot was on a suicide mission maybe

[@arfcomcobra]

The media should stress he was not cleared to fly in fog. He was supposed to remain clear of of in Specisl VFR conditions, he entered IFR illegally

[@arfcomcobra]

@Al Wa He was not cleared to fly in IMC, he was cleared to remain in VFR, he had a Special VFR clearance which meant he needed an IFR clearance to enter the scud. He was too low and in rising terrain to be a radar target or remain clear of aircraft or terrain.

[@veritaslibertas4976]

The flight path seems to show that he tried to turn back. Either because he was entering a dense patch of fog or he saw he was getting too close to the mountain. Then he pulled up suddenly and either became disoriented or stalled before descending at 180mph into the mountain.

[@arfcomcobra]

Sho Nuff He should have been on an IFR flight plan to avoid a/c and terrain. He never saw the mountain and was on instruments when he was told to remain VFR If you are going into IMC you legally should be IFR Fog over flat urban areas is different over fog in cooler wooded areas. The PIC should have told Kobe to wait for the fog to lift or Uber

[@veritaslibertas4976]

@@arfcomcobra That's what I'm saying.. Once he realized he could not maintain VFR, it appears he tried to turn back. Dense patches of fog can roll in within a matter of minutes, before you can get cleared for IFR. Things happen fast. Conditions aren't constant.

[@veritaslibertas4976]

@@arfcomcobra And I mean, if that was me, I wouldn't have put my daughter's life in danger by letting her board a helicopter in conditions like that. I would've driven her to the tournament like all the other parents. Shoulda-coulda-woulda..right? Tragic. RIP to all.

[@Cubaricanator2.0]

😔🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯

[@douglasmccannpiano]

this ntsb lady is msm deeo state

[@zysjc]

And i like you in lakers with out game good bye koba rip

[@5xsanfordlife945]

May Kobe and his daughter walk directly into gods arms straight to the kingdom but first proper time with Jesus and Kobe's family there JWG

[@rockchick6218]

If they d idnt have to circle, they would be alive even with fog!

[@alexia1115]

He was dropping 5,000ft per minute he had been paid to aluah ahkbah that shit

[@zysjc]

Kobe were ded,,😪😪😪😪

[@peacehome5061]

It was their time. 🤲🏽

[@vk3822]

nomadic fanatic

[@colleencleland3788]

I thought he had a black copper?

[@JesusOrtiz-qp1so]

All pilots fault

[@joelrausch4824]

Give it up , move on...the only thing to learn here is stay the hell off of helicopters and small planes. If it doesnt have 3 flight attendants on board ,dont get on it! Next???

[@vegasnights777]

The propellers was rigged.look at the thumbnail pick.

[@RichardMyers-gx5fw]

Sure the investigation continues because the fog had nothing to do with it, this was no accident, Kobe was in a lawsuit with big pharma, and they always win.

[@normannoriega9557]

Something's not right about this acedint.

[@chaylynnpetherbridge6061]

Spell correctly first, then become an internet sleuth. Accident.

[@derrickrobinson7692]

This was all a setup Kobe Bryant was sacrificed

[@donnavanstorr8316]

Thats a black helicopter on that cellphone video. so did he die in black or in a white helicopter?

[@Faven2011]

Donnavan storr it’s going to look dark in fog...Seriously you’ve never noticed how cars look darker in fog or buildings..

[@donnavanstorr8316]

That fog was not that cloudy to make out the color capture by this guy cellphone looks black to me plus his tail number N72EX his black helicopter you see him standing next to it in a picture.