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A Sikorsky S-76B flying from John Wayne Airport to Camarillo Airport crashes in Calabasas, 30 miles west of Los Angeles, killing all nine people on board, including five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant.
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American medium-size commercial utility helicopter
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Public airport in Camarillo, California, US
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2020 Calabasas helicopter crash
Aviation accident in Calabasas, California, US
On January 26, 2020, a Sikorsky S-76B helicopter crashed in the city of Calabasas, California, around 30 mi (48 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles, while en route from John Wayne Airport to Camarillo Airport. All nine people on board were killed: retired professional…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Kobe Bryant
American basketball player (1978–2020)
Kobe Bean Bryant was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential basketball players of all…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Gianna Bryant
Daughter of Kobe and Vanessa Bryant (2006–2020)
Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant, also known as Gigi Bryant and Mambacita, was an American student-athlete and the daughter of former professional basketball player Kobe Bryant. Along with her father and seven others, she died in a helicopter crash in 2020 at age 13.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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