Pilot in Kobe Bryant crash appeared to violate flight standards, likely became disoriented in clouds: NTSB
Pilot in Kobe Bryant crash appeared to violate flight standards, likely became disoriented in clouds: NTSB

The pilot who crashed the helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, killing all nine aboard, made a series of poor decisions that led him to fly into heavy clouds, then ultimately crash into a Southern California hillside, federal safety officials said Tuesday.