Kobe Bryant private helicopter crash was in a Sikorsky S-76 type - Business Insider

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Kobe Bryant was famous for using his Sikorsky S-76 private helicopter, a type which has a strong safety record

in 2010, Kobe would use the helicopter to fly from his home in Orange County to Lakers home games and elsewhere. Kobe reportedly took advantage of the helicopter to help stay fit for games:

Bryant's helicopter was a Sikorsky S-76, a type which has had a sterling safety record since its first flight in 1977. People gather around a makeshift memorial for former NBA and Los Angeles Lakers player Kobe Bryant after learning of his death at LA Live plaza in front of Staples Center in Los Angeles on January 26, 2020.Bryant's private helicopter was a Sikorsky S-76, an aircraft type which first flew in 1977.

File Photo: Kobe Bryant takes a helicopter to his last game against the Utah Jazz on April 13, 2016, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.The S-76 was first designed as a medium helicopter for corporate transportation, especially within the oil industry, where executives were traveling between land and off-shore drilling platforms.The first Sikorsky helicopter was designed for commercial use but took design inspiration from the UH-60 Black Hawk military helicopter.

 

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What do you mean by safety. Please. Safety doesn't leave people dead. What kind of safety is that? why is it that fighter jets have parachutes but passanger crafts barely have

Still a helicopter, a shit tier flying machine in general that has no tools to compensate for human error or crash protection.

Maybe it has a strong safety record among helicopters but helicopters in general are more dangerous than other types of aviation and 85x more dangerous than cars.

In the picture with the queen, take a good look at all the linkages and crap that holds those rotor blades on. Oi.

hidalgo1972 então...

Yes that's why this is unimaginable ripkobe ripgigi

I wouldn't be surprised to learn that this was pilot or maintenance error given the poor weather conditions and history of reliability of the aircraft

When god wants ur Soul back to it’s rightful owner then it’s a done deal RIP KB🙏🏼

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Sigh! When it’s time to go it’s time to go.

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