KOBE Bryant's pilot Ara Zobayan has been accused of "callous, reckless and depraved" conduct in a lawsuit blaming him for the helicopter crash, filed by the star's grieving wife. Sports fans around the world were shocked by the untimely death of basketball champion Kobe Bryant this past January. Kobe Bryant's helicopter pilot Ara Zobayan's longtime girlfriend Tessie is devastated by his death. Following the tragic incident, Kobe Bryant’s wife, Vanessa Bryant, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the estate of the pilot (Ara Zobayan) and the helicopter company that her husband and daughter were flying with that day. Zobayan received special clearance to fly in foggy conditions Sunday. Ara Zobayan Bio - Ara Zobayan Biography Ara Zobayan is the victim of a helicopter that crashed in Calabasas, California on 26 January killing Kobe Bryant and h Ara Zobayan Wiki, Bio, Age, Victim, Helicopter Crash, Wife, Twitter Ara Zobayan, 50, was the pilot manning the helicopter that Kobe Bryant and seven others were in when it crashed and killed everyone on board on Sunday in Calabasas, California. Ara Zobayan was operating the Sikorsky S-76B in Calabasas, California, around 10 a.m. local time Sunday when the luxury chopper crashed into … People's source says the only helicopter pilot Bryant wanted to fly with was Ara Zobayan, who was killed in Sunday's crash. On February 24, 2020, Vanessa Bryant, Kobe Bryant's wife and the mother of Gianna, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Island Express, the helicopter company that was transporting the 8 passengers, as well as the heirs of the estate of the pilot, Ara Zobayan. Ara Zobayan also died in the crash Credit: ... Bryant's wife, Vanessa, recently said she sometimes "doesn't feel like being alive" as the anniversary approaches of her husband's death. The couple were dating for 11 years and Ara was also like a father figure to her children By Ishani Ghose Updated On : 04:14 PST, Jan 30, 2020. The suit reportedly accuses both the pilot and the helicopter company of alleged negligence that contributed to the fatal crash. The pilot of the helicopter that crashed under foggy conditions into a California hillside killing all nine aboard, including Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, has been identified as Ara Zobayan. A Facebook post from Lamas at the time read, “Tune in to ABC this Sunday 8pm to see Ara and me fly Andy Dick’s baby momma around on ‘Celebrity Wife Swap’ lol.” Ara Zobayan, 50, was the pilot of a private helicopter which slammed into a hillside in Calabasas, California on the morning of January 26, 2020, killing all on board. But perhaps a recent statement from pilot, Ara Zobayan‘s, wife – Berge Zobayan – is just as, if not more, shocking. Copy to Clipboard.