Kobe Bryant Helicopter Didn’t Have Critical Safety System, Officials Say

Kobe Bryant Helicopter Didn’t Have Critical Safety System, Officials Say
LA county firefighters on the scene of a helicopter crash that reportedly killed Kobe Bryant in Calabasas, Calif., on Jan. 26, 2020. Gene Blevins/Reuters
Jack Phillips
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The doomed helicopter carrying former NBA star Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter didn’t have a critical warning system when it slammed into a hillside in Southern California, killing them and seven other people on Sunday, according to U.S. officials.

The Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS) was not installed on the helicopter, which could possibly give the pilot time to make a correction, according to one official.

Jack Phillips
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