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A plane registered to two-time Oscar-winning “Titanic” composer James Horner crashed near Santa Barbara, California, Monday, leaving one dead.
The pilot of the plane was killed in the crash, although the victim’s identity was not yet known.
“The only thing we know is that it is his plane,” Horner’s attorney, Jay Cooper told TheWrap Monday evening. “His business manager has been contacted. His wife is traveling and his daughter is in Europe. I have not spoken to his family.”
Cooper added, “We have spoken to his other agents and they’ve not heard anything.”
Firefighters arrived at the scene of the crash, near Ventucopa, about 60 miles north of Santa Barbara, at approximately 9:30 a.m. and discovered a small debris field. There were no survivors, authorities said.
The crash sparked a one acre brush fire, Ventura County Fire Department Captain Mike Lindberry told TheWrap.
Officials from both the Ventura and Santa Barbara County fire departments responded to the crash. Photos taken by fire investigators showed small pieces of the plane and a large swath of charred grass. The coroner’s office has not yet identified the victim.
According to local television station CBS Los Angeles, the FAA issued an alert for a single-engine S-312 Tucano MK-1.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating, but had no information. The cause of the fatal incident is under investigation.
Horner, 61, is a Los Angeles native. His other credits include the scores for “Braveheart,” “Glory” and “Legends of the Fall,” has won two Oscars, in the Best Music, Original Song category and Best Music, Original Dramatic Score categories, both for “Titanic.”
Harrison Ford and 9 Other Notable Hollywood Pilots (Photos)
Harrison Ford is an avid aviator and longtime tenant of Santa Monica Airport before his crash on March 5. The "Indiana Jones" actor was even among those who filed a federal complaint with the FAA to keep the airport open last year.
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Hilary Swank got the flying bug while filming "Amelia" in 2009, and she enrolled in flight school at the Santa Monica airport as soon as the Earhart biopic wrapped.
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Angelina Jolie learned to fly at Santa Monica Airport and credited adopted son Maddox for her desire to learn because he was obsessed with planes as a three-year-old.
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Tom Cruise earned his action star status in "Top Gun," so it's natural that he got his pilot's license in 1994 (even though, in real life the 5'7" actor is too short to be a Navy pilot).
Multi-millionaire supermodel, married to the Super Bowl MVP and a helicopter pilot -- is there anything Gisele Bundchen can't do? The Brazilian beauty even learned to fly while she was pregnant.
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John Travolta is such an aviation fanatic that his house in Florida is a fully-functioning airport with two runways. The Qantas "ambassador-at-large" even has a Boeing 707 in his backyard.
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Kurt Russell's grandfather was an aerobatic pilot and the actor has followed in his footsteps. "Flying has taught me more about who I really am than anything I’ve ever done," says Russell. "I take very calculated risks."
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"American Sniper" director Clint Eastwood is an experienced pilot, and the 84-year-old has even been known to fly a helicopter just to avoid traffic.
Morgan Freeman didn't even get his pilot's license until he was 65, and has owned at least three aircrafts since including two Cessna Citations.
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After the “Star Wars” actor crashes his plane at a golf course in Venice, California, TheWrap looks at other stars who learned to fly
Harrison Ford is an avid aviator and longtime tenant of Santa Monica Airport before his crash on March 5. The "Indiana Jones" actor was even among those who filed a federal complaint with the FAA to keep the airport open last year.