On January 26, 2020, a Sikorsky S-76 helicopter departed from Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, with nine people aboard: Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, six family friends, and the pilot. The helicopter crashed into the side of a mountain in Calabasas, about 30 miles (48 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles, and began burning. Kobe, his daughter, and the other seven occupants were killed.