LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said a San Rafael man died in a glider crash that occurred near Lakeport on Friday.
Lt. Corey Paulich identified the pilot as Matthew Herron, 89.
Paulich said the sheriff’s office received a report at 5:40 p.m. Friday from the Williams Soaring Center in Williams regarding an overdue aircraft, which was described as a LAK-17B FES MINI Glider.
The aircraft took off from Lampson Airfield at 2 p.m. en route to Mendocino County, Paulich said.
The Williams Soaring Center was able to provide last known GPS coordinates, which placed the aircraft in the area of Mathews Road in Lakeport, according to Paulich’s report.
Paulich said deputies responded to the area and were able to locate the aircraft, which had crashed.
They also located the pilot, Herron, who was deceased. Paulich said Herron was the only occupant of the glider.
Deputies secured the scene and contacted the Federal Aviation Administration. Paulich said the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will be conducting an investigation into the crash.
This is the second aircraft to crash in Lake County this week.
On Tuesday morning, a helicopter crashed on private property near Upper Lake, injuring two people, as Lake County News has reported.
Pilot dies in glider crash near Lakeport
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