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Kobe Bryant’s Pilot May Have ‘Misperceived’ Orientation Of Helicopter, NTSB Report Says

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The pilot of the helicopter that crashed in thick fog, killing Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven other passengers, reported he was climbing when he actually was descending, federal investigators said in documents released Wednesday.

Ara Zobayan radioed to air traffic controllers that he was climbing to 4,000 feet to get above clouds on Jan. 26 — when, in fact, the helicopter was plunging toward a hillside where it crashed northwest of Los Angeles.

The report by the National Transportation Safety Board said Zobayan may have “misperceived” the angles at which he was descending and banking, which can happen when a pilot becomes disoriented in low visibility. “Calculated apparent angles at this time show that the pilot could have

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