2020 calabasas helicopter crash. Webthe los angeles county coroner’s office on friday released autopsies for the victims of the helicopter crash in california that killed the basketball star kobe. Webthe autopsy revealed that bryant suffered fatal injuries when the helicopter hit the ground. The chopper caught on fire, and it was the reason the passengers. Webnba star kobe bryant and his daughter gianna bryant were among the victims who were killed when the helicopter they were in crashed into a calabasas. Weba top los angeles county coroner on thursday testified in graphic detail about the state of kobe bryant's body following the 2020 helicopter crash that killed all.