Continued VFR-into-IMC followed by spatial disorientation caused the crash of a Sikorsky S-76 helicopter that killed basketball star Kobe Bryant and eight others in January 2020, according to NTSB findings revealed at the probable cause hearing on Tuesday. Contributing to the crash were the pilot’s self-induced pressure to complete the flight and the charter company’s failure to exercise sufficient oversight of pilot aeronautical decision making and judgment, the agency concluded.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/ntsb-vfr-into-imc-and-spatial-d-caused-kobe-bryant-crash