A former actor who played a pilot in the TV series “Pilot” died Sunday, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.
Markus K. Lechner, 46, of Los Angeles died of injuries he suffered when he crashed his plane into a tree on a Los Angeles-area beach.
Leechner was a veteran pilot who had previously flown commercial and private planes, the coroner’s statement said.
He was a graduate of the University of Southern California, the University at Albany, the California Academy of the Arts, and the New York City College of Technology.
