ON
ON THEM.
ON THEM. >> MIKE, LET'S GET TO BREAKING
NEWS NOW.
NEWS NOW.
NEWS NOW. THE SHERIFF DEPARTMENT IN L.A.
IS GIVIN+@G INFORMATION ON THE
CHOPPER CRASH THAT KILLED KOBE
BRYANT AND SEVEN OTHERS.
>> AGAIN, WE WANT +@TO REMIND Y
THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING
INVESTIGATION WHICH MEANS +@IT
A FLEW WIDTH SITUATION AND WE
WILL CERTAINLY TRY TO PROVIDE
AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE
AT THIS TIME.
>>> THE OUTLINE OF WHAT TH+@E
PRESS CONFERENCE WILL LOOK
LIKE, WE'LL START +@WITH THE
+@N.T.S.B.
+@N.T.S.B. THE LEAD IN THIS INVESTIGAT+@IO
+@NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFET
BOARD.
BOARD.
BOARD. MEMBER JENNIFER ILSPEAK TO
YOU FIRST.
YOU FIRST. SHE WILL THEN TAKE YOUR
QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS. AFTER THAT L+@OS ANGELES COUNTY
SHERIFF ALEX WILL COME UP HERE
@ A+@ND MAKE HIS+@ REMARKS AND HE
SHERIFF ALEX WILL COME UP HERE @ A+@ND MAKE HIS+@ REMARKS AND HE@
WILL ALSO MAKE REMARKS IN
SPANISH FOR OUR MEDIA IN
SPANISH AND THE SHERIFF WILL
TAKE QUESTIONS FROM YOU AT THAT
POINT AS WELL.
WE ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT
THE LA COUNTY FIRE DEPUTY CHIEF
MARONEY IS ALSO HERE IF YOU
HAVE QUESTIONS THAT ARE FIRE
RELATED IN THIS MATTER SO WE'RE
GOING TO BEGIN WITH JENNIFER.
WELCOME IN.
WELCOME IN. >>> THANK YOU.
AGAIN MY NAME IS JENNIFER HOM
MANDY.
MANDY.
MANDY. I'M A BOARD MEMBER WITH THE
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY
BOARD+@.
BOARD+@.
BOARD+@. WITH ME TODAY IS MEMBER TOM
CHAPMAN AND BILL ENGLISH, OUR
INVESTIGATOR IN CHARGE.
WE C+@ALL THE INVESTIGATOR IN
CHARGE THE II C. THE N.T.S.B.
IS AN INDEPENDENT FEDERAL
AGENCY CHARGED BY CONGRESS
WITHIN INVESTIGATING EVERY
CIVIL AVIATION ACCIDENT IN THE
UNITED STATES AND SIGNIFICANT
ACCIDENTS IN OTHER MODES OF+@
TRANSPORTATION.
TRANSPORTATION. WE'RE HERE TO CONDUCT A SAFETY
INVESTIGATION AND OUR MISSIO+@N
IS NOT TO JUST DETERMINE WHAT
HAPPENED, BUT WHY IT HAPPENED
AND HOW IT HAPPENED TO PREVENT
THIS ACCID+@ENT -- SIMILAR
ACCIDENT FROM EVER HAPPENING
AGAIN.
AGAIN.
AGAIN. >>> BEFORE I GO ANY FURTHER, I
WANT TO ONCE AGAIN EXTEND OUR
DEEPEST SYMPATHIES TO THOSE WHO
LOST LOVED ONCE IN THIS TRAGIC
EVENT.
EVENT.
EVENT. I
EVENT. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT THE
FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF THOSE
WHO PARISHED IN THIS ACCIDENT
ARE GOING THROUGH, BUT KNOW
THAT'S OUR HEARTS GO OUT TO YOU
AND YOU WILL BE ON OUR MINDS
OVER THE NEXT DAYS AND MONTHS
AND YEARS AHEAD.
>>> THIS MORNING WE BEGAN WITH
AN ORG+@ANIZATIONAL MEETING WHE
WE ESTABLISHED PARTIES TO THE
INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION. PARTIES ARE ENTITI+@ES THAT CAN
PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO
+@
+@ HELP
+@ HELP US IN GATHERING FACTUAL
INFORMATION TO HELP US CONDU+@C
THE INVESTIGATION.
THE INVESTIGATION. THE PARTIES TO THE
INVESTIGATION ARE THE FEDERAL
AVIATION A+@DMINISTRATION,+@ SE
CORE SKI, AND CANADA, ISLAND
EXPRESS, AND THE NATIONAL AIR
TRAFFIC CONTROL LERS
ASSOCIATION.
ASSOCIATION. WOE ALSO ESTABLISHED
INVESTIGATIVE GROUPS.
INVESTIGATIVE GROUPS. WE TAKE OUR INVESTIGATORS AND
THE PARTIES TO THE
INVESTIGATION AND WE ESTABLISH
SMALLER GROUPS TO DRILL DOWN TO
GET THE FACTUAL INFORMATION
THAT WAY NEED.
THE INVESTIGATIVE GROUPS WE
FORMED ARE OPERATIONS AND HUMAN
PERFORMANCE.
PERFORMANCE. THEY WILL LOOK AT THE PILOT,
THE ORGANIZATIONNAL STRUCTURE,
THE COMPANY, HOW THE COMPANY IS
REGULATED.
REGULATED. >>> AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL WHICH
WILL LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF THE
FLIGHT.
FLIGHT.
FLIGHT. >>> AIR WORTHINESS WHICH+@ WILL
LOOK AT THE AIRFRAME,
INSTRUMENTS, WRECKAGE, SEAT
CONFIGURATION, AND FLIGHT
CONTROLS.
CONTROLS.
CONTROLS. >>> POWER PLANTS, WHICH WILL
LOOK AT THE ENGINES.
THERE WERE TWO PT 6 TURBO SHAFT
ENGINES AND THE POWER PLANTS
GROUPS WILL FOCUS ON NOT.
>>> WE ALSO HAVE A WEATHER
INVESTIGATOR.
INVESTIGATOR. SPEAKING OF WEATHER, WE HAVE A
REQUES+@T FOR THE PUBLIC.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR PHOTOS OF THE
WEATHER IN+@ THE AREA+@ OF THE
CRASH.
CRASH.
CRASH. IF
CRASH. IF YOU HAVE PHOTOS THAT CAN
HELP US AGAIN IN THE AREA OF
THE CRASH, IF YOU COULD SEND
THOSE PHOTOS TO
WITNESS@N.T.S.B..GOV, THAT IS
+@
WITNESS@N.T.S.B..GOV, THAT IS WITNESS AT N.T.S.B..GOV.
WE'RE NOT JUST FOCUSING ON
WEATHER HERE THOUGH.
WE TAKE A BROAD LOOK AT
EVERYTHING AROUND AN
INVESTIGATION AND AROUND AN
ACCIDENT.
ACCIDENT.
ACCIDENT. WE LOOK AT+@ MAN, MACHINE AND T
ENVIRONMENT AND WEATHER IS JUST
A SMALL PORTION OF THAT.
SOWAY WOULD APPRECIATE THE
+@
+@ PUBLIC'S ASSISTANCE IF YOU HAVE
THAT, PLEASE SEND THAT IN.
AGAIN TO WITNESS@N.T.S.B..GOV.
>> WE ALSO WENT ON SCENE TODAY.
OUR INVESTIGATORS BEGAN TAKING
PICTURES AND COLLECTING
EVIDENCE AND WE LAD DRONES IN
THE AIR TO BEGIN MAPPING THE
WRECKAGE.
WRECKAGE.
WRECKAGE. >>> THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF
QUESTI+@ONS ABOUT THE FBI AND W
THEY ARE HERE.
THE N.T.S.B.
THE N.T.S.B. HAS A MEMORANDUM OF
+@
HAS A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE FBI TO
HELP US COLLECT EVIDENCE.
THEY ARE ESSENTIALLY A FORCE
+@ MULTIPLIER FOR THE N.T.S.B.
THERE IS NO CRIMINAL PORTION OF
THIS INVESTIGATION SO WITH THAT
I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE FBI
EVIDENCE RESPO+@NSE TEAM FOR
THEIR ASSISTANCE WITH THE
INVESTIGATIO+@N.
INVESTIGATIO+@N. >>> I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A
MOMENT TO THANK THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY+@ FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE +
+@ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE, THE LOS ANGELES POLICE
DEPARTMENT, A VARIETY OF SEARCH
AND RESCUE GROUPS, MANY OF
WHICH I SAW HARD AT WORK TODAY
ON SCENE AND THE LOSS FOR
JANICE WATER DISTRICT.
AGAIN, THIS IS OUR FIRST FULL
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. WE'RE CONTINUING TO GATHER
INFORMATION.
INFORMATION. I DO HAVE SOME FACT DULL
INFORMATION ON THE FLIGHT PATH.
>>> WITH THAT, I WANT TO READ
IT BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE
IT IS REPORTED ACCURATELY.
AND SO IF YOU WILL BARE WITH ME
AS I READ IT.
IT IS INITIALL+@Y INFORMATION
SHOWED THE HELICOPTER WAS
FLYING UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT
RULES OR VFR FROM JOHN WAYNE
AIRPORT TO JUST SOUTHEAST OF
BURBANK AIRPORT.
BURBANK AIRPORT. AROUND BURBANK, THE PILOT
REQUESTED TO TRANSIT CONTROLLED
AIR SPACE UNDER SPECIAL VISUAL
FLIGHT RULES.
FLIGHT RULES. SPECIAL VFR IS AN AIR TRAFFIC
CONTROL AUTHORIZATION THAT
ALLOWS AN AIRCRAFT TO PROCEED
THROUGH CONTROLLED AIR SPACE AT
LESS THAN THE BASIC VFR
MINIMUMS OF 1,000 FOOT CEILING
AND THREE MILES VISIBILITY.
A TC ADVISED THE PILOT THERE
WAS A DELAY DUE TO TRAFFIC
WHOL+@E AWAITING APPROVAL, THE
HELICOPTER CIRCLED FOR 12
MINUTES UNTIL THE SPECIAL VFR
WAS APPROVED BY AIR TRAFFIC
CONTROL.
CONTROL.
CONTROL. >>> THE HELICOPTER TRANSITED
THE BURBANK AND VAN NUYS
AIRSPACE AT 1400 FEET PROCEEDED
SOUTH AND THEN WEST.
THE PILOT REQUESTED FLIGHT
FOLLOWING TO CONTINUE TO CAM
RIO BUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
TRAY CON ADVISED THE PILOT THEY
WERE TOO LOW FOR FLIGHT
FOLLOWING.
FOLLOWING. APPROXIMATELY 4 MINUTES LATER,
THE PILOT ADVISED THEY WERE
CLIMBING TO AVOID A CLOUD
LAYER.
LAYER.
LAYER. WHEN A TC ASKED WHAT THE PILOT
PLANNED TO DO, THERE WAS NO REY
BLY.
BLY.
BLY. RADAR DATA IND+@ICATES IT CLIMB
TO 2300 FEET AND THEN BEGAN A
LEFT DE SENDING TURN.
LAST RADAR CONTACT WAS AROUND
9:45:00 A.M.
9:45:00 A.M. AND IS CONSIST E STENT WITH THE
ACCIDENT LOCATION.
ACCIDENT LOCATION. >>> I ANTICIPATE WE'LL HAVE
MORE FACTUAL INFORMATION TO
SHARE TOMORROW.
SHARE TOMORROW. I BELIEVE WE WILL HAVE A PRESS
BRIEFING AT SOME POINT
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. PLEASE MONITOR OUR TWIT+@TER FE
AT N.T.S.B.
AT N.T.S.B. UNDERSCORED NEWSROO+@M.
UNDERSCORED NEWSROO+@M. >> AGAIN, YOU HAVE BEEN
WATCHING SPECIAL COVERAGE FROM
THE LA COUNTY SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT UPDATING US ON THE
CRASH THAT KILLED KOBE BRYANT.
THE ONE THING I TOOK AWAY FROM
THERE, AT ONE POINT THE PILOT
WENT TO SPECIAL VFR.
I +@TALKED TO A PILOT FRIEND OF
MINEND IT IS A DANGER+@OUS FORM