https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7931909/Kobe-Bryant-dies-Calabasas-helicopter-crash.html
“When it struck the ground, the helicopter was flying at about 160 knots (184 mph) and descending at a rate of more than 4,000 feet per minute, flight data showed.”
Sounds just like vertigo induced unusual attitudes, just like the guy in NYC, no shot at all.