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Why did the helicopter carrying Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others crash into a fog-covered hillside in Calabasas a year ago, killing all on board?
The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday will make a probable cause finding and give recommendations to those who regulate the sky to avoid a repeat of the Jan. 26, 2020, crash. The deadly crash not only unleashed a tidal wave of grief but a plethora of lawsuits and congressional efforts to legislate for better helicopter safety.
In the year since, Vanessa Bryant, Kobe’s widow and Gianna’s mother, and other passengers’ families have in court accused pilot Ara Zobayan and Island Express of flying in dangerous weather conditions. The helicopter operator has in turn pointed the finger at the air traffic controllers and at the weather as an act of God.
North Dakota child seat law lacking, NTSB says
The National Transportation Safety Board on Monday urged lawmakers in North Dakota and 20 other states to pass more robust booster seat laws, saying millions of children remain at risk of injury or death because states don t match federal guide.
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Sun Staff | 7:06 am, Sep. 21, 2010
The National Transportation Safety Board on Monday urged lawmakers in North Dakota and 20 other states to pass more robust booster seat laws, saying millions of children remain at risk of injury or death because states don t match federal guidelines.
Since 1996, the NTSB has called for state child restraint laws to cover all children up to age 8.
Mechanical problems found with plane that crashed in Alaska
December 20, 2020
ANCHORAGE, Alaska Federal investigators have found problems with an anti-skid device in an airplane that crashed in Alaska last year, killing one person and injuring four others on Unalaska in the Aleutian Islands, according to documents.
The documents released by the National Transportation Safety Board on Wednesday said the plane’s systems showed signs of a mechanical issue that could have affected interplay between its brakes and its anti-skid controls, the Anchorage Daily News reported.
Investigators said there were crossed wires on the left side of the plane. The manufacturer of the anti-skid system, Crane, said in the document that the crossed wires could have prevented the brakes on the plane’s left side from working.
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