US officials: Pilot error caused Kobe Bryant chopper crash
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The pilot who crashed the helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant, killing all nine aboard, made a series of poor decisions that led him to fly blindly into a wall of clouds where he became so disoriented he thought he was climbing when the craft was plunging toward a Southern California
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Kobe Bryant's helicopter pilot didn?t follow training when flying into disorienting clouds, federal investigators say - The Washington Post
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Pilot's final radio message before helicopter crash killed Kobe Bryant
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US officials: Pilot error caused Kobe Bryant chopper crash
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Cause of Kobe Bryant's Helicopter Crash Finalized in NTSB Report – NBC Los Angeles
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Local pilot talks about what may have gone wrong in crash that killed Kobe Bryant, 8 others, News
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Cause of Kobe Bryant's Helicopter Crash Finalized in NTSB Report – NBC Los Angeles
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US officials: Pilot error caused Kobe Bryant chopper crash
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Kobe Bryant pilot previously disciplined for breaking rules when flying in bad weather years before fatal crash – The US Sun
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US officials: Pilot error caused Kobe Bryant chopper crash
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NTSB to finally rule on the cause of Kobe Bryant helicopter crash
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US officials: Pilot error caused Kobe Bryant chopper crash