Details Released In Fiery Banning Plane Crash That Killed Pilot

BANNING, CA — A plane involved in a fatal crash Tuesday night in Banning was registered out of Nevada, according to the Federal Aviation Administration's registry.

The fixed-wing single-engine Gallagher XLT-RG was registered to a corporation, MPDKM Inc., located at 7260 W. Azure Drive, Suite 140-645, in Las Vegas, data released Friday by the FAA showed. Details about the company and its principals were unavailable

The pilot in Tuesday's fiery crash was the only person on board the plane and he died in the wreckage, just south of Interstate 10 near the Ramsey Street freeway exit, according to the FAA.

The area is near Banning Municipal Airport.

The man was the only person on the aircraft and there were no injuries reported on the ground, according to the FAA. The victim's identity was not released pending notification of next of kin.

The plane's engine was a Lycoming TI0-540 SER, which the FAA categorizes as "amateur built." The aircraft was completely destroyed in the crash, according to the FAA.

Tuesday's crash was reported at 6:28 p.m. and it caused a quarter-acre brush fire that was contained at 6:58 p.m., according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department spokesperson Rob Roseen.

Multiple agencies responded to the scene. Train traffic was stopped in the area, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board continue to investigate the incident, but the NTSB is the lead agency, according to Ian Gregor, public affairs specialist for the FAA.