On January 26, 2020, a Sikorsky S-76B helicopter crashed into a hillside in the city of Calabasas, California, around 25 mi northwest of downtown Los Angeles, while en route from John Wayne Airport to
NTSB investigators examining aircraft debris one day following the crash, January 27, 2020
N72EX, the helicopter involved in the accident, pictured in 2018
Kobe Bryant (right), former Los Angeles Lakers player, being interviewed by Iván Kasanzew 11 days before the crash
NTSB investigators, Adam Huray and Carol Hogan, examine the wreckage as part of the NTSB's investigation
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Vanessa Marie Bryant is an American businesswoman and philanthropist. She was married to American professional basketball player Kobe Bryant.
2020 Calabasas helicopter crash
…responders. The FAA imposed a five-mile (8 km) no-fly zone around the crash site up to an altitude of 5,000 feet (1,500 m) at the request of Bryant's wife, Vanessa, in order to protect the victims' privacy. The Medical Examiner-Coroner was able to initially remove the remains of three of the nine victims overnight…
Bryant in 2010
The Bryants and Eric Garcetti in 2016
The Bryants and former U.S. president Barack Obama, in the Oval Office in 2010