NRSB investigation into Kobe Bryant helicopter crash could take months

The NTSB continued its investigation on Tuesday into why a helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others crashed on Sunday into a hillside in Southern California, killing all nine on board.

WE KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE TRAGICHELICOPTERCRASH THAT KILLED KOBE BRYANT,HIS DAUGHTER ANDSEVEN OTHERS..FANS HAVE BEEN FLOCKING TO THESTAPLES CENTER IN LOS ANGELESTO PAY THEIR RESPECTS TOBRYANT..REPORTER CONOR POWELL HAS THELATEST.."THE DECENT RATE WAS OVER 2000FEET AMINUTE."FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS SAY THEHELICOPTER CARRYING KOBE BRYANT,HIS DAUGHTER GIANNA AND SEVENOTHERS WENT DOWN FAST.."THIS WAS A HIGH-ENERGY-IMPACTCRASH AND THE HELICOPTER WAS INA DESCENDING LEFT BANK."INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY FLEW THETAIL-END OF THE HELICOPTERSFLIGHT PATH WITH DRONES DURINGTHEIR INVESTIGATION ONTUESDAY TO BEGIN MAPPING THEWRECKAGE.."WE KNOW THAT THE HELICOPTER WASAT 2300 FEET WHEN IT LOSTCOMMUNICATIONS."THE NTSB PLANS TO RELEASE APRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE CRASHIN TEN DAYS.."IT'S NOT GOING TO CONTAIN OURFINDINGS, OUR ANALYSIS, IT'S NOTGOING TO CONTAIN ANY SAFETYRECOMMENDATIONS OR A PROBABLECAUSE."BUT IT COULD BE WELL INTO NEXTYEAR BEFORE WE KNOW WHATCAUSED THE DEADLY CRASH.."IN ABOUT 12 TO 18 MONTHS WEHOPE TO HAVE A FINAL REPORTWHICH WILL INCLUDEFINDINGS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND APROBABLE CAUSE."JUST BEFORE THE FATAL FLIGHT..BRYANT AND HIS DAUGHTER WENT TOCHURCH.."I SAW HIM YESTERDAY BEFORE THE7AMMASS."BRYANT'S PASTOR SAYS HE WAS APROUD MAN WHO DIDN'T TRY TOATTRACT ATTENTION.."HE JUST CAME AND WENT QUIETLYAND PRAYED AND GAVE HIS LIFE TOTHE LORD.

YESTERDAY, HE HAD TOGIVE IT BACK."MEANWHILE -- THE HIGH SCHOOLKOBE BRYANT ATTENDED PLAYED