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March 24, 2023

Pilot’s poor decisions blamed in Kobe Bryant chopper crash

February 9, 2021 Stefanie Dazio, Brian Melley and David Koenig, Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Federal safety officials on Tuesday blamed the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight others on board last year on the pilot’s poor decision to fly into thick clouds, where he […]

NTSB: Lawmaker in plane crash flew despite vision problems

August 29, 2020 Tom Krisher, Associated Press

An Alaska state lawmaker who was involved in a July midair collision that killed seven people was piloting his plane even though his medical flight certification was denied eight years ago because of vision problems, […]