Authorities identify pilot who died in California crash

RIO LINDA, Calif. (AP) - Officials have identified the man who died piloting a small plane that crashed into a house’s yard in Northern California.

The Sacramento Bee reports (https://bit.ly/2vzlcFh ) the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office identified the pilot as 71-year-old Marshall Michaelian.

The plane crashed into the yard on Thursday. Michaelian was the only person on board. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities say the plane did not damage any structures and no one else was injured.

It was a single-engine, home-built Lancair IV-P.

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Information from: The Sacramento Bee, https://www.sacbee.com