John Altobelli
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John Edward Altobelli was an American college baseball coach who worked for 27 seasons at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California. During his career, he led the Pirates to four California state
John Altobelli
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
John Altobelli
…Coach of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association. In January 2020, Altobelli, along with his wife Keri and daughter Alyssa, died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, which also killed basketball player Kobe Bryant. Altobelli was born in Chicago, Illinois, on May 8, 1963. He was the sixth…
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