| Despite being described as "like the Cadillac Escalade" of choppers, the luxury helicopter lacked a key safety system, — a terrain awareness and warning system, TAWS — a National Transportation Safety Board official said Tuesday. The NTSB had recommended it be required on large passenger-carrying choppers after a Texas crash in 2004, but that never happened. |  |
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|  | | Kobe Bryant’s helicopter lacked key safety system which NTSB recommended, official says | | Despite being described as "like the Cadillac Escalade" of choppers, the luxury helicopter lacked a key safety system, — a terrain awareness and warning system, TAWS — a National Transportation Safety Board official said Tuesday. The NTSB had recommended it be required on large passenger-carrying choppers after a Texas crash in 2004, but that never happened. | | |
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