Kobe Bryant - Island Express Helicopters
Last capture by Archive.org - July 10, 2019
Website offline on 1/30/2020 - http://www.iexhelicopters.com/
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Island Express Website - Archive.org capture - 7/10/2019
https://web.archive.org/web/20190403145424/http://www.iexhelicopters.com/
IEX Trip Advisor PHOTO GALLERY
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IEX HELICOPTERS JOB OPENING FOR A&P MECHANIC
JSFIRM: IEX Helicopters Job Opening for A&P Mechanic (archive.is)
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(World Airline News) Statement from Island Express Helicopters
Island Express Helicopters issued this statement concerning the crash of N72EX carrying NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter and others:
Island Express Helicopters issued this statement concerning the crash of N72EX carrying NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter and others:
One of our helicopters, N72EX, Sikorsky S-76B, was involved in an accident on Sunday, January 26, 2020 in the Calabasas area of LA County.
We are deeply saddened by this tragedy. Our top priority is providing assistance to the families of the passengers and the pilot. We hope that you will respect their privacy at this extremely difficult time.
The pilot, Ara Zobayan, was our chief pilot. Ara has been with the company for over 10 years and has over 8,000 flight hours.
We are working closely with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to investigate the cause of the accident and we are grateful to the first responders and local authorities for their response to this unimaginable accident.
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Two IEX Passenger Reviews Posted After the Accident. Thomas S. implies IEX pilots were enforcing an abundance of caution during conditions of fog. The comment by Greezy L. was somewhat incoherent as to whether he had experienced conditions of fog himself, or whether he was channeling the news about Kobe Bryant into his own statement.
YELP IEX Reviews - Review by Thmas S. on 1/20/2020 - http://archive.is/tJmD0
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Amateur Video Recreation of Helicopter Flight Path and Crash
Wolficorn: "I took the flight radar data from Flight Radar 24 and entered it into Google Earth Studio in order to get a better idea of the flight path in the hopes it could provide a little more insight into what possibly happened. This is by no means factual. I am simply a private pilot looking to make sense of this tragedy."
"Note: at 5:39 I mention passing over the 405 freeway. This is actually Topanga Canyon Blvd." "RIP to Kobe and the other 8 victims."
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THE FAKE DEATH OF KOBE BRYANT (Before Its News)
Suspicious Kobe Bryant Death by Helicopter
N76EX (All white with blue stripe)
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/563408-6d3162533aac9807ae80322d01c74086f179c10a/aircrafttype/S76
Some speculate that a different Island Express helicopter (N76EX) may have been used to transport Kobe Bryant and 8 passengers however the paint on this chopper is all white with one narrow blue stripe
https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N76EX