What We Know: The Helicopter Crash That Killed Kobe Bryant And 8 Others
The Sikorsky S-76B helicopter was operating under "Special VFR" (or Special Visual Flight Rules) status, meaning its pilot had been granted a request to fly in challenging conditions.
Investigators are now poring over the scene where former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven other people died Sunday in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif. It's not clear why the craft went down, although weather conditions at the time were difficult. The National Transportation Safety Board has sent a team to the site and is now leading the probe.
The helicopter from the John Wayne Airport in Orange County at 9:06 a.m. local time, according to Flightradar24. Its destination was Bryant's
