The shortest path to the site is the Bark Park Trail, which starts at a dog park at 4232 Las Virgenes Road (red dot on the map), south of Highway 101 in Calabasas. A hike of about 1 mile with 300 feet elevation gain reaches the spot where the helicopter crashed, near the junction with the New Millennium Trail.
What caused Kobe crash?
a federal judge has postponed the trial on a lawsuit brought by Kobe Bryant's widow against Los Angeles County involving photos taken at the scene of the helicopter crash that took the lives of ...
Where did Kobe crash map?
- NBA legend Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash in California on Sunday morning.
- His helicopter crashed in Calabasas as he was en route to the Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks with his 13-year-old-daughter.
- His daughter, Gianna, as well as the seven other people in the helicopter were killed.
Why did helicopter crash Kobe?
While the cause of Kobe Bryant ’s helicopter crash has not yet been determined, the weather and terrain conditions were similar to those that have killed many helicopter pilots over the years, with...
Where did Kobe's helicopter crash?
The helicopter crashed into hilly terrain in foggy conditions in Calabasas. The passengers were heading from Orange County to the Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks for a youth basketball game in which Kobe Bryant was to coach and Gianna and two others aboard were to play. Young athletes, a baseball coach and mothers.
Close to the ground
On its route west, the Sikorsky S76-B traveled above the freeway at about 160 mph. Near Mureau Road, the helicopter appears to have come within a few hundred feet of striking a series of hills, a Times analysis of publicly avalaible flight data shows. How close is not precisely clear without more detailed data.
A sudden ascent
For reasons that aren't fully known, the pilot then climbed rapidly — roughly 875 feet in less than one minute — and slowed the helicopter to about 125 mph. It is unclear why he made this decision, but federal investigators say that at one point during the final minutes of the flight he said he was ascending to avoid a layer of clouds.
An abrupt turn
The helicopter then diverged from its path by turning left, and began a rapid descent over Las Virgenes Road. It appears the pilot had lost contact with air traffic control by this point, according to radio recordings reviewed by The Times.
The crash
The 11,000-pound helicopter, now traveling at about 175 mph, crashed into a hillside east of a local water district facility, scattering wreckage over an area of about 600 feet.