Tragic Images of Kobe Bryant’s Helicopter Engulfed in Flames After Fatal Crash
These striking images capture the moment when Kobe Bryant's helicopter burst into flames following its crash into a hillside in Calabasas, California. The tragic incident resulted in the loss of the NBA icon, his 13-year-old daughter Gigi and seven others.
Captured by a witness in the aftermath of the tragedy, the photographs depict the fiery wreckage of the helicopter, which plummeted 1,000 feet into a hillside on Sunday.
The witness described seeing 'helicopter parts flying everywhere' after the aircraft emerged from 'out of the fog' and exploded in a 'huge fireball'.
The pilot, Ara Zobayan, had informed air traffic controllers that he was ascending to avoid a cloud layer just moments before the crash.
An accident investigator disclosed that the pilot had request...