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Victims in Kobe Bryant crash identified; Armenian pilot among them

panarmenian.net01/27th/2020, 9:24

Victims in Kobe Bryant crash identified; Armenian pilot among them

January 27, 2020 - 13:19 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Nine people, including the Armenian-American pilot Ara Zobayan, were on board the Sikorsky S76 helicopter that crashed and claimed the lives of basketball legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and all other passengers on Sunday, January 26.

The helicopter crashed in foggy weather in Calabasas, California on Sunday killing everyone on board.

The luxury aircraft was being flown by Zobayan, who, according to records was an instrument-rated pilot — meaning he was qualified to fly in fog.

Friends were mourning him on social media Sunday night, saying that he taught aspiring helicopter pilots to fly and that he was loved within the aviation community, Fox reports.

The latest victim to be identified by friends and family was Christina Maus...

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