ISLAND POND — Authorities say they have identified the pilot who was killed in a plane crash that took place in Island Pond on Saturday.
The victim has been preliminarily identified as Mark Biron, 60, of Brighton.
Biron’s single-engine aircraft went down at about 3:45 p.m. near the small John H. Boylan Airport in Island Pond.
Initial 911 reports came in of a large fire approximately 100 yards from the airport runway.
Both the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board sent investigators to the crash scene to determine the cause of the fatal accident.
There has been no update from investigators at this time.
A funeral service for Biron is scheduled for Friday at 1:00 p.m. at St. James Catholic Church.
