NTSB investigators work at the location of the January 26, 2020, helicopter crash that killed basketball legend Kobe Bryant and seven others. (Photo: Bloomberg)
More than three months after the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board concluded pilot error caused the January 2020 helicopter crash that killed basketball star Kobe Bryant, a new lawsuit is seeking a declaration that an insurer is not obligated to indemnify the company that allegedly arranged the flight.
Endurance Assurance Corporation claims that OC Helicopters' insurance coverage does not include the type of helicopter that was involved in the crash that killed Bryant, his daughter and six others. The accident occurred while the helicopter was in transit from John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, Calif., to Camarillo Airport in Camarillo, Calif.
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