Last Updated on June 3, 2022 by CCAR Staff
The pilot of a small airplane died when the aircraft crashed in the San Bernardino County desert community of Lucerne Valley on Thursday, June 2, authorities said.
The pilot was the only person aboard, said Eva Lee Ngai, a spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration.
Ngai said the airplane was a small, single-engine Hornet. Such airplanes are often described as sport Hornets and ultralights.
The crash happened at about 11:35 a.m. in the area of Harvest Moon Street, said Mara Rodriguez, a spokeswoman for the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. No one on the ground was reported injured, she said.
The Coroner’s Office had not announced the name of the pilot as of Thursday afternoon.
The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the cause of the crash, with the NTSB taking the lead, Ngai said.
Lucerne Valley, at an elevation of 2,950 feet, is east of Victorville and north of Big Bear.
