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Coroner identifies pilot, passenger killed in Hesperia plane crash

Two people killed in a Hesperia plane crash were identified as pilot Guy Kapulnik, 46, and passenger Taylor Laska, 33, coroner records show.

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Small airplane wreckage on a dry, brushy field surrounded by yellow caution tape, with a pickup/traveling bus nearby and responders present.

HESPERIA, Calif., Sept. 29 (Our Hesperia) — The San Bernardino County Coroner’s Office has identified the pilot and passenger killed in a plane crash in Hesperia as Guy Kapulnik, 46, of Los Angeles, and Taylor Laska, 33, of Santa Monica. Both were pronounced dead at the scene, according to coroner records dated Sept. 26, 2026.

The records do not state what caused the crash or identify the aircraft. They show that the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department responded at 9:53 a.m. on Sept. 24 to a reported airplane collision near Summit Valley Road and Telephone Canyon Road.

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