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The aircraft came down in the Los Padres National Forest,
north of Los Angeles, triggering a fire that charred more than
an acre of brush, local fire authorities said.
Star actors from Russell Crowe to Kirstie Alley took to Twitter
to pay tribute to Horner, after trade publications The Hollywood
Reporter and Variety reported he had died in his private plane.
Director Ron Howard wrote: "Brilliant Composer James Horner,
friend & collaborator on 7 movies has tragically died in a plane
crash. My heart aches for his loved ones."
Horner, 61, won two Academy Awards for his work on "Titanic",
one for the score and one shared with lyricist Will Jennings for
best original song - "My Heart Will Go On", performed by Celine
Dion.
Horner also composed the music for "Aliens", "The Karate Kid", "Braveheart"
and a string of other major films. His scores for "Avatar", "A
Beautiful Mind" and "House of Sand and Fog" earned Oscar
nominations.
His attorney Jay Cooper told Reuters he had not heard from
Horner since the crash, but could not confirm whether he was on
board at the time. "He's an experienced pilot, but I know
nothing else," Cooper said.
The Ventura County Fire Department said the plane crashed at
9:30 a.m. (1230 EDT Sunday) and there were no survivors. The
cause of the crash was not immediately known.
(Reporting by Steve Gorman in Los Angeles and Curtis Skinner in
San Francisco; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
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