CALABASAS, CALIFORNIA (January 26, 2020) – Prominent sports figure Kobe Bryant was tragically killed in a helicopter crash along with his 13 year old daughter, Gianna, and 7 others while travelling to a children’s basketball game at his Mamba Sports Academy. Bryant was 41 years old. The aircraft, a Sikorsky S-76B, was traveling from John…
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA (January 30, 2017) – Three people were killed and two were injured when a Robinson 44 helicopter crashed into a house on Shearwater Place in Newport Beach on Tuesday, according to a local news source. (map) The helicopter, which had been subleased to Revolution Aviation, was carrying four people when it crashed…
“Investigation Ongoing” SULPHUR, LA (November 8, 2017) – Travis Chiokai has been identified as one of the men who died in a helicopter accident Tuesday, according to a local news source. Mr. Chiokai, originally from California, was a contractor working on electrical lines in Calcasieu Parish from a helicopter when his safety harness rubbed against…
“Investigation Ongoing” SULPHUR, LA (November 8, 2017) – Nicholas Gamalski has been identified as one of the men killed in a helicopter accident Tuesday, according to a local news source. Mr. Gamalski, originally from California, was a contractor working on electrical lines in Calcasieu Parish from a helicopter when his safety harness rubbed against a…
“Helicopter Accident” MOUNT BALDY, CALIFORNIA (December 29, 2016) – Three people were injured on Thursday morning when a tour helicopter crashed with four people on board, according to a local news source. (map) The helicopter crashed near the peak of Mount Baldy for unknown reasons. The Robinson R-44 helicopter was carrying four people at the…
