Bryant helicopter crash may have been prevented by safety device NTSB wanted, FAA didn’t
Terrain awareness technology that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has been pushing for since 2006 may have helped prevent the helicopter crash that killed nine people on Sunday – including NBA legend Kobe Bryant – but the FAA refused to make it mandatory.
The other crash victims were Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna; the pilot, 49-year-old Ara Zobayan, Christina Mauser, 38; John Altobelli, 56; his wife, Keri Altobelli, 46; their daughter Alyssa Altobelli, 13; Payton Chester, 13; and her mother, Sarah Chester, 45. All were involved with youth sports.