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Then Alabama took control with a 16-3 run that Miller, the AP All-SEC player of the year and newcomer of the year, started with a steal for a fast-break layup. recommendation dating back to 2006.The Tigers scored the first six points of the second half for their biggest lead at 35-31. The devices are required on many fixed-wing aircraft and on helicopters used as air ambulances, but are optional on other commercial helicopters, despite an N.T.S.B. TAWS: The aircraft lacked a type of safety device that helps pilots avoid crashes when visibility is poor, known as a terrain awareness and warning system, or TAWS, Ms. She said at a news conference on Monday that the helicopter was not required to have them.

The state sold the helicopter at auction for $515,161, according to a state database cited by The State Journal-Register of Springfield, Ill.īlack boxes: The helicopter was not equipped with either a flight data recorder or a cockpit voice recorder, the “black boxes” that investigators seek after a crash, according to Jennifer Homendy, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board. The aircraft also appeared, in its more usual blue-and-white livery, in photos with other celebrities - including Lorenzo Lamas, the actor turned pilot, and the singer Ashanti - that were posted on social media in recent years.įrom 2007 to 2015, the helicopter was owned by the State of Illinois, part of a fleet used to transport government officials. A former Island Express pilot told The Los Angeles Times that the “limo-esque” helicopter was a favorite of Mr. He began calling his ride the “Mamba Chopper.”įor his final game in April 2016, he made the trip in the same S-76B that crashed on Sunday its fuselage had been decorated for that occasion with a black snakeskin pattern and Mr. For much of his playing career with the Los Angeles Lakers, he commuted to home games at Staples Center by helicopter. Bryant had often flown in the helicopter before. A sibling company, Island Express Helicopters, also known as IEX, flew the helicopter as part of its charter fleet. Owner: Island Express Holding, a company based in Van Nuys, Calif., according to federal registry data. Federal aviation accident records list eight accidents involving S-76Bs over 26 years before 2020 only two of the eight involved deaths or serious injuries to people on board.Īge: The S-76B that crashed on Sunday - tail number N72EX - was built in 1991. Safety record: The S-76B version, introduced in 1987, has a reputation as a solid, safe aircraft.

Radar data for the flight on Sunday indicated that it flew at about that speed for much of the flight, except when circling. The operator’s website said its S-76 helicopters accommodate up to nine passengers.Ĭruising speed: About 175 miles an hour (155 knots).

Size: 52 feet 6 inches long, 10 feet wide, 14 feet 6 inches tall.Ĭapacity: S-76 helicopters can be set up to carry as many as 12 or 13 passengers and one or two pilots, but luxury passenger versions like the one that crashed on Sunday are often configured with fewer, more comfortable seats.