PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB, CA (Monday, June 22, 2015 at 9:45 p.m.)—The Hollywood Reporter reports that James Horner’s assistant “Sylvia Patrycja, who is identified on Horner’s film music page as his assistant,” confirmed his death.

PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB, CA (Monday, June 22, 2015 at 6:57 p.m.)—CBS News is reporting that the plane which crashed near Highway 33 this morning was registered to famed film composer James Horner. It is not confirmed whether Horner was piloting the aircraft at the time of the crash.

PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB, CA (Monday, June 22, 2015 at 4:55 p.m.)—An FAA spokesman provided this information to The Mountain Enterprise a few minutes ago: “A small single-engine S312 Tucano MK1 crashed under unknown circumstances near Cuyama around 9:30 a.m. Only the pilot was on board. I cannot confirm a tail number for the aircraft. The FAA and NTSB will investigate this accident. NTSB is the lead investigative agency.” The fatality was confirmed earlier.

PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB, CA (Monday, June 22, 2015 at 4:10 p.m.)—A small plane crashed this morning in Quatal Canyon, killing the pilot, according to news sources in Ventura County. Quatal Canyon stretches from Apache Saddle (three miles west of Pine Mountain Club) down to Highway 33 in Ventucopa. The crash site is closer to Highway 33 and is several miles east of Ventucopa. According to Ventura County Sheriff’s Watch Commander Captain Inglis, Ventura County authorities received the call at 9:50 a.m. A small fire about one acre in size erupted and was extinguished by fire crews upon their arrival at the scene. Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board officials have assumed the investigation and are enroute to the scene, according to Inglis. The plane is a single-engine S312 Tucano MK1.

This is part of the June 19, 2015 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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