The Cause for Kobe’s Helicopter Crash

Federal officials announced in the press that the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight others in 2020 occurred because the pilot likely got disoriented (失去方向) while flying into the clouds against federal rules.

“The pilot, Ara Zobayan, who also died     1    the Jan. 26, 2020, crash in Calabasas, California, was operating the helicopter under rules that prevented him from flying into clouds. However, he did not follow his training and continued into the clouds     2    the aircraft crashed into a hill,” investigators said.

The crash also killed Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, two other teenage girls with their family members, along with     3    basketball coach. The victims were on their way from Orange County to a girls’ basketball game at Bryant’s Mamba Sports Academy.

“While     4    (encounter) the foggy weather conditions, Zobayan notified air traffic controllers that he was climbing to 4, 000 feet to get above the cloud layer, when in fact, the helicopter was actually going down rapidly,” federal investigators said at a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) hearing.

The NTSB     5    (determine) that Zobayan likely experienced “spatial disorientation”, a misleading sensation that confuses pilots into not knowing which way is up or down.

Investigators also said that given his very close friendship with Bryant, Zobayan     6    have experienced “self—induced pressure” to complete the flight so as not to disappoint Bryant. While the NTSB said there was no evidence to suggest that Bryant     7    placed any pressure on Zobayan to complete the flight, the self-induced pressure might have to a great extent affected pilot’s decision making and judgment. “While climbing into the clouds, Zobayan lost visual references,     8    could lead to a false sense of orientation owing to inner ear illusions,” investigators said. “This could cause the pilot to believe they were flying straight and level, while in reality they were flying in a steady left turn—this is     9    we call ‘the leans’. And that finally led to the tragedy.”

From 2010 to 2019, there were 184 fatal aircraft accidents related to spatial disorientation in America, 20 of which were fatal helicopter accidents. Experts say they are trying to work out better solutions to this problem to make future flights     10    (safe).

David had a car accident yesterday. He had made an appointment with his friend to see a     1    ( move ) film. After     2    ( finish ) his housework, he set off for the cinema by car. Since there was only 5 minutes     3    ( leave) before the movie started, he decided to give his friend a call. He drove so fast,     4     ( have) a chat with his friend on the phone, and a truck suddenly appeared from the side. Although     5     ( become) a driver for years, he could not avoid the truck in time and hit it. Luckily, he didn’t get hurt.

Henry was an     1    (America), who worked for a mining company. One day he was sailing when he had     2     accident. He found himself     3    (carry) out to sea by a strong wind. He didn’t know whether he could survive the next morning.     4    (lucky), he was spotted by a ship and arrived in London by accident. He had no money. He was     5     (lose) in London and was wandering the streets. To     6     (he) surprise, an unbelievable thing happened. Two rich brothers invited him into their house.

When the two brothers learned that Henry had no money, one of the brothers said it was a lucky thing,     7     made Henry upset. He thought they     8     (make) fun of him. He wanted to leave the house,     9     the two brothers stopped him and gave him a letter. They asked him not     10     (open) it until two o’clock in the afternoon. Henry said he would keep his word and left the house.

A man hiking in a     1     (heavy) wooded area of northern New Jersey was killed by     2     black bear during the weekend, police said on Monday, in     3     experts called an extremely rare attack.

Darsh Patel, 22, of Edison, New Jersey, and four friends encountered the bear     4     Sunday afternoon in the Apshawa Preserve, about 40 miles (64 km) northwest of New York City, according to the West Milford Township, New Jersey, police department.

The bear     5     (begin) to follow the hikers and they separated, police said in a statement. Four of them regrouped but Patel was     6     (miss) and they contacted police, who found Patel’s body about two hours     7     (late).

“Evidence at the scene showed that Patel had been attacked by a bear,” the statement said.

A bear     8     (find) at the scene and killed, police said.

Black bears are common in New Jersey and have been seen in all of the state’s 21 counties, but     9     (attack) on humans are unusual, according to experts.

“    10     is definitely rare,” said Lawrence Hajna, a spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Four Chinese nationals have been confirmed killed in a stampede     1    occurred Saturday night at Itaewon, a district in Seoul. At least 154 people were killed and 149 others injured in the stampede. It was the country’s     2     (deadly) disaster since a ferry sinking incident left 304 people dead     3     April 2014. The Chinese embassy said shortly after the stampede that it immediately activated an emergency response mechanism,     4    (contact) the South Korean side overnight,     5    paid close attention to the Internet and social media platforms     6    (see) if any Chinese nationals were seeking help. The Chinese embassy has offered condolences and will provide     7    (assist) to the families of the deceased.

An estimated 100,000 people     8    (gather) at Itaewon for the country’s biggest no-mask outdoor Halloween event since     9    outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Most of the victims were those in     10     late teens and 20s.

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A cruise ship     1     (carry) 456 people capsized(翻) on the Yangtze River in China's Hubei province. Officials say so far only 15 people     2     (survive).     3     is reported that the ship sank within a few     4     (minute), while many people were asleep. Most of those     5     board were tourists aged between 50 and 80 travelling from the eastern city of Nanjing to Chongqing. There is no doubt     6     for some of those on the Eastern Star it would have been the trip of a lifetime. One survivor,     7     tour guide said the ship began to shake     8     (violent) and capsized all of a sudden. A 65-year-old woman was among those     9     (save) from the ship by brave divers. She said she tried to hold on to     10     she could find to keep her head above water in the darkness until divers came to her rescue.