No sign of engine failure in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash: NTSBSmoke rises from the site of the helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, on Jan 26 that killed NBA icon Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others. LOS ANGELES: Wreckage at the scene of the helicopter crash that killed NBA great Kobe Bryant and eight others showed no evidence of engine failure, a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Friday. Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were among the nine who perished when the helicopter crashed in rugged terrain west of Los Angeles on January 26. "Our investigators have already developed a substantial amount of evidence about the circumstances of this tragic crash," NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt said in a statement. The deaths rocked the NBA and the wider sporting world as well as Los Angeles -- where Bryant won five NBA titles playing for all of his 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Source: Bangkok Post February 08, 2020 00:11 UTC