The crash led to widespread public mourning for the retired basketball star and several lawsuits, and prompted state and federal legislation. But NTSB investigator-in-charge Bill English said the system, which was not on the helicopter, would probably not have prevented the crash. Federal lawmakers have sponsored the Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant Helicopter Safety Act to mandate the warning systems on all helicopters carrying six or more passengers. AdZobayan’s brother, Berge Zobayan, has said Kobe Bryant knew the risks of flying in a helicopter and that his survivors aren’t entitled to damages from the pilot’s estate. Island Express Helicopters Inc. denied responsibility and said the crash was “an act of God” that it could not control.

LOS ANGELES – Family members of four passengers killed in a helicopter crash with Kobe Bryant and his daughter have joined the NBA star's widow in filing wrongful death lawsuits against the companies that owned and operated the aircraft. The suits on behalf of three members of one family, and a woman who helped coach Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter in basketball, were filed electronically Sunday in Los Angeles Superior Court. One suit was filed by two surviving children of Orange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli and his wife Keri. Zobayan had nearly navigated the helicopter out of blinding clouds when the aircraft suddenly turned and plunged into the mountainside. Also killed in the crash were Sarah Chester and her daughter Payton, who was another of Gianna’s teammates.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Vanessa Bryant expressed grief and anger in an Instagram post Monday as she copes with the deaths of her husband Kobe Bryant, their daughter Gigi and seven other people in a helicopter crash last month. “My brain refuses to accept that both Kobe and Gigi are gone,” she wrote. “It’s like I’m trying to process Kobe being gone but my body refuses to accept my Gigi will never come back to me. Please continue to pray for all.”The social media post included a video feature from Slam Magazine about Kobe Bryant coaching their daughter Gianna’s basketball team. Also killed in the crash were pilot Ara Zobayan and Bryant friends Christina Mauser, Sarah Chester and her daughter Payton.

The National Basketball Association said Tuesday night's Los Angeles Lakers game versus the Los Angeles Clippers has been postponed following the helicopter crash in California that killed nine people, including NBA legend and former Lakers player Kobe Bryant. The 41-year-old NBA legend died in a helicopter crash under foggy conditions in Calabasas, California. Visibility was so low Sunday morning that Los Angeles police had grounded its helicopters, police department spokesman Josh Rubenstein said. "It's a logistical nightmare in a sense because the crash site itself is not easily accessible," Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said. We lost our beautiful wife and mom today in a helicopter crash," her husband Matt Mauser wrote on Facebook.

A day after a tragic helicopter crash in California, all nine people who died have been identified. The most famous of those is former NBA great Kobe Bryant, whose death prompted reaction and tributes from celebrities around the world. Christina MauserMauser was a basketball coach at Harbor Day School in Newport Beach, where Kobe Bryant’s oldest daughter, Natalia, attended. We lost our beautiful wife and mom today in a helicopter crash.”Sarah Chester and Payton ChesterPayton Chester was a teammate of Gianna Bryant’s on the basketball team. Keri Altobelli was John’s wife and the mother of Alyssa, who was a basketball teammate of Gianna Bryant.

HOUSTON – John Altobelli, a former University of Houston letterwinner and assistant coach, is among the nine people, including NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, that was killed in a helicopter crash Sunday morning in southern California. Altobelli’s wife and his daughter were also killed in the crash, according to the University of Houston. “John was a huge supporter of the Cougars and numerous players from Orange Coast College have played for us through the years.”Houston mourns the passing of former letterwinner & assistant coach John Altobelli. Altobelli was entering his 28th season as the head coach at Orange Coast College, where he was the longest-tenured baseball coach in school history. OCC baseball team mourning loss of coach John Altobelli in helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant.