This is the flight path of the helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others, which crashed near Los Angeles. Using a chartered helicopter, flight tracking data and images from the day, we’ve re-traced the flight path to examine the conditions that may have led to the crash. Within 13 minutes, the helicopter passes by downtown Los Angeles, passes Dodger Stadium and begins to enter the San Fernando Valley. That day, air controllers tell Bryant’s pilot to stay in a holding pattern over the city of Glendale. Bryant’s pilot had requested “flight following,” where controllers track an aircraft to help the pilot during rough conditions.

Source: New York Times January 30, 2020 19:00 UTC