A Piper PA-46 crashed into a field north of the airport shortly after taking off around 8 a.m., according to the FAA. The pilot was the airplane’s only passenger, the agency said.

This story was updated to add a Nazeeri family member asking for privacy and saying the family will have no further comment, and to add details from a

A 58-year-old man from Lebanon has been identified as the pilot of the small plane that crashed soon after takeoff from Lancaster Airport in Warwick Township on Sunday morning. The Lancaster County Coroner’s Office said Sunday evening that Musaddiq Nazeeri,