VANCOUVER, Wash. — Editor's note: The video above originally aired on June 28, 2022.
The Clark County Medical Examiner's office has identified the pilot who died in a small plane crash on June 28 in Vancouver.
On Tuesday, the medical examiner's office identified the pilot as 64-year-old Thomas Posey. He was the only person on board the plane when it went down.
Police responded to reports of a plane crash at Pearson Field, which is located at 101 East Reserve Street, and found a fiery aircraft on the runway. Vancouver firefighters put out the fire and confirmed that one person inside the plane was dead.
The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board is conducting an investigation. Officials have not publicly said what caused the crash.
Pearson Field is one of the oldest operation airfields in the U.S. and its first use took place in 1905. The city of Vancouver operates it and owns just under half of the 134-acre site. The National Park Service owns the remaining 72.6 acres, which lies within the Vancouver National Historic Reserve, making it the only airport in the U.S. that operates within the boundaries of a national historic reserve.
The modern-day site also houses the Pearson Air Museum, the Jack Murdock Aviation Center and the Pearson Field Education Center for grade school students. The airport sees about 52,560 aircraft operations per year or about 144 per day, according to the city.