Print
Comment
Rate
Butterfield Plaza owner killed
Thelma Grimes/San Pedro Valley News-Sun
A pilot killed in a plane crash near Chandler on Friday has been identified as Naziruden [Nazy] Hirani, a businessman and owner of Butterfield Shopping Plaza in Benson.
Reports say Hirani was flying a WWII-era plane when he lost control and crashed into a hangar at Stellar Air Park. The plane immediately caught fire, killing the 54-year-old Hirani.
Investigators continue to search for cause of the crash.
Besides owning Benson's largest shopping center, Hirani had been suing the city and Mayor Mark Fenn for more than $4 million.
The dispute started more than a year ago when the city ordered the owner of Hirani Oil Arizona, a sales and property management company, to bring the aging building up to code.
Hirani claimed he lost business and clients over the bad publicity, filing a lawsuit saying Mayor Fenn benefited by getting tenants in his own building.
A pilot killed in a plane crash near Chandler on Friday has been identified as Naziruden [Nazy] Hirani, a businessman and owner of Butterfield Shopping Plaza in Benson.
Reports say Hirani was flying a WWII-era plane when he lost control and crashed into a hangar at Stellar Air Park. The plane immediately caught fire, killing the 54-year-old Hirani.
Investigators continue to search for cause of the crash.
Besides owning Benson's largest shopping center, Hirani had been suing the city and Mayor Mark Fenn for more than $4 million.
The dispute started more than a year ago when the city ordered the owner of Hirani Oil Arizona, a sales and property management company, to bring the aging building up to code.
Hirani claimed he lost business and clients over the bad publicity, filing a lawsuit saying Mayor Fenn benefited by getting tenants in his own building.
 |
 |
|
| N. Ocotillo Road residents up a creek | YES Fair Grand prize winner |
Article Rating
Reader Comments
The following are comments from the readers. In no way do they represent the view of bensonnews-sun.com.
joe wrote on Mar 20, 2010 8:37 PM:
" Nicholas,
With the infinite number of things that can go wrong in the cockpit, an actual pilot knows to never second guess another after a tragedy. I therefore conclude you are not a pilot. And if by some wildly remote chance you are a pilot and not some kid with his joystick in his hand, you are more lucky than good. Regardless, you are a fool.
Joe "
With the infinite number of things that can go wrong in the cockpit, an actual pilot knows to never second guess another after a tragedy. I therefore conclude you are not a pilot. And if by some wildly remote chance you are a pilot and not some kid with his joystick in his hand, you are more lucky than good. Regardless, you are a fool.
Joe "
hmmm wrote on Mar 23, 2010 6:22 PM:
" oh... there goes the lawsuit. Get off easy on that one right Mr. Fenn? "
Marie Saldivar Higgins wrote on Mar 28, 2010 10:56 PM:
" I enjoyed getting to know him and his wife here in san diego. They were both wonderful people, and my condolences go out to his wife, family, and dear friends who mourn on this tragedy. God bless. -Marie Saldivar Higgins- "
Nicholas wrote on Mar 18, 2010 12:06 AM:
I did not fly over US (for good reason), and now I'd say " I'm really lucky".
Here, in US everybody thinks that he can fly......and we can see clearly the result.
I got my ATP License in former USSR...and it was really difficult to get in the aviation business. Those who got into the aviation during that good old time are still alive, so make your own conclusion. "