Officials announced on Friday that there was no evidence of engine failure from the Jan. 26 helicopter crash that claimed the lives of former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others in Calabasas, California.
According to the National Transportation Safety Board, evidence shows that a tree branch at the crash site was sliced by a rotor blade, indicating that the engine was functioning as the helicopter made impact into a hillside on a foggy Southern California day.
Investigation ongoing
The NTSB continues to investigate the crash and any role fog played in the fatal accident.