James Horner, the two-time Oscar-winning composer, died Monday in a plane crash outside Santa Barbara, California. He was 61.
The Santa Barbara County Fire department arrived at the scene of the crash near Ventucopa, about 60 miles north of Santa Barbara, at approximately 9.30 a.m. and discovered debris. There were no survivors at the scene.
According to CBS2 in Los Angeles, the FAA issued an alert for a single-engine S-312 Tucano MK-1. The crash sparked a brush fire, the station reported.
Ron Howard, who worked with Horner on a number of films including “A Beautiful Mind,” confirmed his death via Twitter.