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Name Released Of Pilot Killed After Crashing Plane In Rio Linda

RIO LINDA (CBS13/AP) -- Officials have identified the man who died piloting a small plane that crashed into a house's yard in Sacramento County.

The Sacramento County Coroner's Office identified the pilot as 71-year-old Marshall Michaelian.

The plane crashed into the yard on Thursday. Michaelian was the only person on board. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities say the plane did not damage any structures and no one else was injured.

It was a single-engine, home-built Lancair IV-P.

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