The NTSB said it will release its final report sometime in the next 12 to 18 months. That report should include the probable cause for the crash and further elaborate on the investigators’ findings.

The same day the NTSB report was released, Mr Bryant’s widow, Vanessa Bryant, announced on Instagram that there would be a public memorial for her husband and daughter, Gianna, 13, who died in the crash.

She said the ‘Celebration of Life’ would take place on 24 February at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Ms Bryant picked the date because her daughter’s basketball number was 2 and her husband’s was 24.