AMERICAN FALLS — Power County sheriff’s officials confirmed Monday the identity of a 52-year-old pilot killed in a single-engine plane crash near American Falls over the weekend.

They say the owner of the plane, California resident Robert J. Wheeler, died in the incident along with his black German shepherd.

Sheriff’s officials say an autopsy was performed in Boise on Monday morning, but they are waiting for official reports before they release any additional information about Wheeler’s death.

The sheriff’s office, National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are still investigating what caused the plane to crash into a brush-covered field off Lamb Weston Road, west of American Falls, on Friday.

Both Wheeler and his dog died at the scene of the crash.