Kobe Bryant Crash: NTSB’s Preliminary Report Finds No Evidence Of Engine Failure But Doesn’t Speculate On Cause – Read It Here

Vanessa Bryant mourned the death of her late husband Kobe Bryant during her first official public appearance after the NBA star’s lost his life alongside their 13-year-old daughter Gianna in a tragic helicopter crash that took place on January 26, 2020. On February 24, fans, friends and family members gathered inside the Staples Center to pay tribute to Kobe and Gianna.

The pilot of a helicopter that crashed into a Southern California hillside, killing Kobe Bryant and eight others, was reprimanded five years ago for flying without permission into airspace while he had reduced visibility, according to a Federal Aviation Administration enforcement record.

“Thank you guys so much for coming, it really means a lot to all of us.” JJ Altobelli, 29, told the crowd gathered at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California on Feb. 10.

Loved ones paid tribute to the Altobelli family during a memorial service on Monday.

A witness to the deadly crash of a helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others said it sounded normal just before slamming into a hillside and wreckage examined by experts at the scene showed no sign of engine failure, federal investigators said in a report released Friday.The Jan.

More information about the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others was released on February 4. HollywoodLife obtained five separate 911 calls that were place by witnesses of the horrific crash as it was happening on January 26. Multiple callers described thick fog, loud noises and flames, telling 911 dispatchers that they could hear, but not see the aircraft in the hills of Calabasas.

Olivia Culpo has a connection to 16-year-old Lexi Altobelli, 16, who is one of the surviving family members of three of the victims who died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas on Jan. 26.

Olivia Culpo is doing her part to help Lexi Altobelli, a young woman who lost both her parents and younger sister in the tragic helicopter crash that also claimed the lives of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and four others.

Vanessa Bryant wants to remember some of the tributes left at the Staples Center by fans of her late husband, Kobe Bryant, and daughter, Gianna.

The Bryant's are staying strong. 

The victims of Sunday's devastating helicopter crash are being remembered.

Vanessa Bryant released a statement on Instagram three days after Lakers star Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant passed away in a helicopter accident. In her post, Vanessa wrote "My girls and I want to thank the millions of people who’ve shown support and love during this horrific time.

The news of Kobe Bryant’s sudden death broke on January 26 and the world is still mourning the loss of the legendary NBA player and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant. While it has left the fans heartbroken, the reality is unfathomably devastating for Bryant’s family.

One journalist is being forced to take a time-out after covering Kobe Bryant's death.

In the first reports about the tragic deaths of Kobe Bryant, 41, daughter Gianna Bryant, 13, and 7 others, it was rumored that Kobe’s Los Angeles Lakers teammate Rick Fox, 50, had died in the crash as well. That horrible rumor turned out not to be true and Rick broke his silence about the terrible situation on TNT’s Inside the NBA on Jan.

The pilot of the helicopter that crashed on Sunday, killing Kobe Bryant and eight others, radioed to the tower that he was trying to get above the clouds shortly before the crash, an NTSB official said Monday.

By Erik Pedersen

Fans and celebrities continue to mourn and share touching tributes of the late Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash near Calabasas on Sunday, Jan. 26. 

Kylie Jenner has revealed she often used the helicopter, in which basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter died.