Pilot of helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant tried to climb to avoid cloud layer: investigators

The pilot of the helicopter that crashed into a hillside outside Los Angeles, killing former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and eight others, told air traffic controllers in his last radio message that he was climbing to avoid a cloud layer, an accident investigator said Monday.

from CBC | NBA News https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/kobe-bryant-helicopter-investigation-1.5442548?cmp=rss
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