Washington: An Indian-American entrepreneur was among six people killed when a small plane crashed on a golf course in a suburb of Phoenix in Arizona shortly after taking off from a nearby airport, authorities said today.
They identified him as Anand Patel, 26, the founder of What's Happy Clothing.
The plane, a Piper PA-24 Comanche, which was headed to Las Vegas crashed on Monday night onto a Scottsdale golf course, some 15 minutes after takeoff from the city airport.
On hitting the ground, the single-engined plane burst into flames, killing all the six passengers on board, police said. Their age ranged from 22 to 28 years.
Anand Patel was "an entrepreneur with lots of energy and lots of charisma," his brother told the daily.
They identified him as Anand Patel, 26, the founder of What's Happy Clothing.
The plane, a Piper PA-24 Comanche, which was headed to Las Vegas crashed on Monday night onto a Scottsdale golf course, some 15 minutes after takeoff from the city airport.
On hitting the ground, the single-engined plane burst into flames, killing all the six passengers on board, police said. Their age ranged from 22 to 28 years.
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Anand Patel was "an entrepreneur with lots of energy and lots of charisma," his brother told the daily.
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