*The National Transportation Safety Board/NTSB is saying that Kobe Bryant‘s helicopter was just 100 feet and 12 seconds from clear skies before it crashed in thick fog.
That crash, of course, killed the former NBA superstar killing the basketball star, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others.
As we reported on Friday, the NTSB released a preliminary report on the probe into the January 26 crash in Calabasas, California, which suggested that the pilot came very close to navigating the unfavorable weather conditions and steering the helicopter out the other side to safety.
It stated the aircraft was only 100 feet away from exiting the heavy cloud and emerging into better visibility.
“If you exit the bottom of the clouds at 4,000 feet per minute at that high speed, you’ve certainly lost control of the aircraft,” air safety consultant Kipp Lau said.
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Kobe’s pilot, pilot Ara Zobayan, 50, could have steered the chopper out of the crowds 12 seconds later, based on it ascending at 500 feet per minute, according to Lau.
“Once you break out of the clouds it’s clear. Everything lines up with the body,” Lau said. “Now you have a real horizon.”
But that’s not how it went. Because, instead of holding off for the short time and continuing to increase altitude, Zobayan most likely attempted a maneuver that involved moving the aircraft up and forward to quickly clear the clouds, reported aviation expert Mike Sagely.
“When he went into the clouds, he had a full-on emergency,” Sagely said.
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