S-76 Crash Kills Basketball Star and Eight Others

Tony Osborne Guy Norris January 27, 2020
The S-76 registered N72EX flew from Santa Ana past Los Angeles before crashing near the city of Calabasas, California.
Credit: FlightRadar24
LOS ANGELES – Investigators have begun to probe the crash of a Sikorsky S-76 that killed former basketball player Kobe Bryant and eight others. The helicopter crashed onto a hillside near the city of Calabasas, California, shortly before 10 a.m. local time on Jan. 26. Low cloud cover appears to have...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

Guy Norris

Guy is a Senior Editor for Aviation Week, covering technology and propulsion. He is based in Colorado Springs.

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