This archive report was first published on 16 May 2020.
On January 26, 2020, a helicopter carrying basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna to a youth tournament in California crashed into a hillside, killing all nine on board instantly.
The Los Angeles County coroner's report, released on Friday, revealed that the pilot, Ara Zobayan, 50, did not have alcohol or drugs in his system at the time of the crash.
According to the report, toxicological testing did not detect the presence of alcohol or drugs of abuse.
The helicopter was traveling at 296 kilometers per hour (184 mph) when it crashed into the hillside after running into heavy fog and cloud cover.
The report described the carnage at the crash scene and said that all the victims died of blunt force trauma. The manner of death for each was listed as accidental.
Gianna Bryant, 13, and two youth basketball teammates, Alyssa Altobelli, 14, and Payton Chester, 13, also died in the crash. Altobelli's parents, John and Keri, and Chester's mother, Sarah, as well as basketball coach Christina Mauser, were also killed.
Vanessa Bryant, the basketball star's widow, had previously filed a wrongful death lawsuit against helicopter operator Island Express.
Bryant won five NBA championships for the Los Angeles Lakers during 20 NBA seasons and was the NBA's most valuable player in 2007-08.
