Accidents
UK S-92 Near-CFIT Highlights Hazards of MVFR Flight
The UK S-92 helicopter low-altitude incident parallels circumstances of Kobe Bryant fatal crash.
An investigation into a 2019 near-accident involving a Sikorsky S-92 by the UK's Air Accidents Investigations Branch shows many similarities to the crash that claimed the lives of former basketball superstar Kobe Bryant and eight others just three months later.
An investigation into a 2019 near-accident involving a Sikorsky S-92 by the UK's Air Accidents Investigations Branch shows many similarities to the crash that claimed the lives of former basketball superstar Kobe Bryant and eight others just three months later.

A UK Air Accidents Investigations Branch (AAIB) final report found that VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) lead to a Sikorsky S-92A operated by Starspeed nearly crashing next to a house, with a subsequent recovery that inflicted 131 percent torque on the engines. The event occurred early on the evening of Oct. 14, 2019, on a flight from Birmingham Airport to a private landing site in northern Cotswolds. There were two pilots and nine passengers on board. 


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