Pilot Killed In Santa Susanas Crash Identified

PORTER RANCH, CA — Authorities identified a 66-year-old Los Angeles man killed in a small plane crash just north of Porter Ranch over the weekend.

The pilot of a small plane that crashed in the Santa Susana Mountains about two miles north of Porter Ranch was publicly identified Monday.

Daniel Delane, of San Pedro resident, was killed when his plane crashed into the Santa Susana Mountains Saturday, according to coroner's Lt. Larry Dietz said. The circumstances of the crash are still a mystery FAA spokesman Allen Kenitzer. The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board is continuing to investigate the crash, which was reported at 2:40 p.m. Saturday,

It happened near Limekiln Canyon Road and Sesnon Boulevard, Los Angeles County Fire Department Dispatch Supervisor Cheryl Sims said. The plane was a privately owned, propeller-driven fixed-wing two- seater aircraft, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said. It was a Nanchang China CJ6 aircraft.

The crash site was hard to reach. An LAFD paramedic was lowered from a helicopter to the debris field and found the pilot dead. There was no fire and no other injuries were reported, Humphrey said.

The crash scene turned out to be in the Los Angeles County Fire Department's jurisdiction.

The Nanchang CJ6 is a Chinese basic trainer aircraft built starting in 1958 for the People's Liberation Army, according to Wikipedia.

City News Service and Patch Staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.