Kobe Bryant’s helicopter did not experience engine failure

Published February 7, 2020 9:57pm ET



Investigators found that Kobe Bryant’s helicopter did not appear to have any engine failure prior to the crash that killed Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven others.

The National Transportation Safety Board released the information Friday as it continues to investigate the crash. Bryant, 41, was traveling in conditions too dangerous for local police and sheriffs’ offices to put their own helicopters in the air.

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