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Map: Kobe Bryant helicopter route from takeoff to deadly crash

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According to data from flightradar24.com, the helicopter that crashed on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, in Calabasas, carrying nine people including Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, 41, his daughter Gianna, 13, an Orange County baseball coach and others, took off from John Wayne Airport on the way to Bryant’s Mamba Academy in Newbury Park when it went down on a Calabasas hillside.

Orange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli was also on the helicopter. There were no survivors.

Southern California skies were cloudy and foggy during the morning hours.

The helicopter was heading to Mamba Sports Academy, 1011 Rancho Conejo Blvd. in Newbury Park two basketball games, one scheduled for noon, the other for 2 p.m. All games at the academy were canceled.

After leaving the airport in Santa Ana at 9:06 a.m., the helicopter — which FlightRadar24 said was a Silkorsky S76-B with tail number N72EX — headed northwest in the direction of the 5 Freeway, staying to the west of that roadway.

  • Kobe Bryant fans gather outside Mamba Sports Academy in Newbury Park after Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash Sunday morning. He was traveling to the facility when his helicopter crashed.(photo by Andy Holzman)

  • Thousands gather in front at LA live as Los Angeles Lakers great 41 year old Kobe Bryant who played his entire 20 year career in Los Angeles died in a helicopter crash. The includes the Staples Center and Los Angeles Convention Center (Keith Birmingham, SCNG)

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  • A memorial for Kobe Bryant grows outside Mamba Sports Academy in Newbury Park after Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash Sunday morning. He was traveling to the facility when his helicopter crashed.(photo by Andy Holzman)

  • Kobe Bryant fans look over memorabilia outside Mamba Sports Academy in Newbury Park after Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash Sunday morning. He was traveling to the facility when his helicopter crashed.(photo by Andy Holzman)

  • Closed signs hang in the window at Mamba Sports Academy in Newbury Park after Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash Sunday morning. He was traveling to the facility when his helicopter crashed.(photo by Andy Holzman)

  • Chelsea Holbeck places flowers on a memorial outside Mamba Sports Academy in Newbury Park after Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash Sunday morning. He was traveling to the facility when his helicopter crashed.(photo by Andy Holzman)

  • Kobe Bryant fans gather outside Mamba Sports Academy in Newbury Park after Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash Sunday morning. He was traveling to the facility when his helicopter crashed.(photo by Andy Holzman)

  • Kobe Bryant fans look over memorabilia outside Mamba Sports Academy in Newbury Park after Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash Sunday morning. He was traveling to the facility when his helicopter crashed.(photo by Andy Holzman)

  • Closed signs hang in the window at Mamba Sports Academy in Newbury Park after Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash Sunday morning. He was traveling to the facility when his helicopter crashed.(photo by Andy Holzman)

  • Data from FlightRadar 24 shows the flight path of the helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and three others on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, from when it took off at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana until it crashed in Calabasas, killing all on board. (Image from flightradar24.com)

  • Los Angeles county firefighters are on the scene of a helicopter crash in Calabasas Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, that killed retired LA Lakers star Kobe Bryant and four others. (Photo by Leo Kaufman/Special to the Los Angeles Daily News)

  • Los Angeles county firefighters are near the scene of a helicopter crash in Calabasas Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, that killed retired LA Lakers star Kobe Bryant and four others. (Photo by Leo Kaufman/Special to the Los Angeles Daily News)

  • Los Angeles county firefighters are on the scene of a helicopter crash in Calabasas Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, that killed retired LA Lakers star Kobe Bryant and four others. (Photo by Leo Kaufman/Special to the Los Angeles Daily News)

  • Los Angeles county firefighters are on the scene of a helicopter crash in Calabasas Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, that killed retired LA Lakers star Kobe Bryant and four others. (Photo by Leo Kaufman/Special to the Los Angeles Daily News)

  • A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department caution tape is seen near the scene of a helicopter crash in Calabasas Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, that killed retired LA Lakers star Kobe Bryant and four others. (Photo by Leo Kaufman/Special to the Los Angeles Daily News)

  • Los Angeles County Fire Department fire fighters on the scene of a helicopter crash in Calabasas on Sunday, January 26, 2020 that killed 5 people included former Los Angeles Laker star Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Maria. (Photo by Gene Blevins, Contributing photographer)

  • FILE – This Feb. 26, 2018 file photo shows Vanessa Bryant, from left, Kobe Bryant, Natalia Bryant and Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant at the world premiere of “A Wrinkle in Time” in Los Angeles. Bryant, a five-time NBA champion and a two-time Olympic gold medalist, died in a helicopter crash in California on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. He was 41. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

  • Los Angeles County Fire Department fire fighters on the scene of a helicopter crash in Calabasas on Sunday, January 26, 2020 that killed 5 people included former Los Angeles Laker star Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Maria. (Photo by Gene Blevins, Contributing photographer)

  • LA county firefighters on the scene of a helicopter crash in Calabasas Sunday morning. The helicopter crash into the hills killing 5 people. Calabashes Ca. Jan 26,2020 (Photo by Gene Blevins)

  • LA county firefighters on the scene of a helicopter crash in Calabashes Sunday morning. The helicopter crash into the hills killing 5people. Calabashes Ca. Jan 26,2020 (Photo by Gene Blevins)

  • LA county firefighters on the scene of a helicopter crash in Calabashes Sunday morning. The helicopter crash into the hills killing 5people. Calabashes Ca. Jan 26,2020 (Photo by Gene Blevins)

  • LA county firefighters on the scene of a helicopter crash in Calabashes Sunday morning. The helicopter crash into the hills killing 5people. Calabashes Ca. Jan 26,2020 (Photo by Gene Blevins)

  • LA county firefighters are on the scene of a helicopter crash in Calabasas on Sunday morning. Five people were killed. (Photo by Gene Blevins)

  • LA county firefighters on the scene of a helicopter crash in Calabashes Sunday morning. The helicopter crash into the hills killing 5people. Calabashes Ca. Jan 26,2020 (Photo by Gene Blevins)

  • LA county firefighters on the scene of a helicopter crash in Calabashes Sunday morning. The helicopter crash into the hills killing 5people. Calabashes Ca. Jan 26,2020 (Photo by Gene Blevins)

  • LA county firefighters on the scene of a helicopter crash in Calabashes Sunday morning. The helicopter crash into the hills killing 5people. Calabashes Ca. Jan 26,2020 (Photo by Gene Blevins)

  • LA county firefighters on the scene of a helicopter crash in Calabashes Sunday morning. The helicopter crash into the hills killing 5people. Calabashes Ca. Jan 26,2020 (Photo by Gene Blevins)

  • LA county firefighters on the scene of a helicopter crash in Calabashes Sunday morning. The helicopter crash into the hills killing 5people. Calabashes Ca. Jan 26,2020 (Photo by Gene Blevins)

  • LA county firefighters on the scene of a helicopter crash in Calabashes Sunday morning. The helicopter crash into the hills killing 5people. Calabashes Ca. Jan 26,2020 (Photo by Gene Blevins)

  • LA county firefighters on the scene of a helicopter crash in Calabashes Sunday morning. The helicopter crash into the hills killing 5people. Calabashes Ca. Jan 26,2020 (Photo by Gene Blevins)

  • LA county firefighters on the scene of a helicopter crash in Calabashes Sunday morning. The helicopter crash into the hills killing 5people. Calabashes Ca. Jan 26,2020 (Photo by Gene Blevins)

  • LA county firefighters on the scene of a helicopter crash in Calabashes Sunday morning. The helicopter crash into the hills killing 5people. Calabashes Ca. Jan 26,2020 (Photo by Gene Blevins)

  • LA county firefighters on the scene of a helicopter crash in Calabashes Sunday morning. The helicopter crash into the hills killing 5people. Calabashes Ca. Jan 26,2020 (Photo by Gene Blevins)

  • LA county firefighters on the scene of a helicopter crash in Calabashes Sunday morning. The helicopter crash into the hills killing 5people. Calabashes Ca. Jan 26,2020 (Photo by Gene Blevins)

  • LA county firefighters on the scene of a helicopter crash in Calabashes Sunday morning. The helicopter crash into the hills killing 5people. Calabashes Ca. Jan 26,2020 (Photo by Gene Blevins)

  • LA county firefighters on the scene of a helicopter crash in Calabashes Sunday morning. The helicopter crash into the hills killing 5people. Calabashes Ca. Jan 26,2020 (Photo by Gene Blevins)

  • LA county firefighters on the scene of a helicopter crash in Calabashes Sunday morning. The helicopter crash into the hills killing 5people. Calabashes Ca. Jan 26,2020 (Photo by Gene Blevins)

  • LA county firefighters on the scene of a helicopter crash in Calabashes Sunday morning. The helicopter crash into the hills killing 5people. Calabashes Ca. Jan 26,2020 (Photo by Gene Blevins)

  • LA county firefighters on the scene of a helicopter crash in Calabashes Sunday morning. The helicopter crash into the hills killing 5people. Calabashes Ca. Jan 26,2020 (Photo by Gene Blevins)

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According to FlightRadar24’s data, the helicopter continued to follow the path of the 5 Freeway through the downtown LA area, heading up to Glendale.

The helicopter circled around the Glendale area waiting for guidance from air traffic control, according to reports.

The flight path shows the helicopter continuing to head north along the route of the 5 Freeway through Burbank, Sun Valley and Arleta.

At San Fernando Mission Boulevard near White Oak Avenue in the Granada Hills area, the helicopter started to head south through the Northridge, Chatsworth and Winnetka areas, flying over Pierce College in Woodland Hills.

It then headed west along the route of the 101 Freeway, making a turn to the south near Las Virgenes Road in the Calabasas area before crashing into a hillside near Las Virgenes Road and Willow Glen Street.

The crash was reported to authorities at 9:47 a.m.

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