Pilot who crashed into Riverside backyard identified as Orange County man

Coroner’s officials on Tuesday identified an Orange County man who died last weekend  when the small plane he was piloting crashed into the backyard of a Riverside residence.
Melvyn Caffey, 79, died Saturday, March 16 around noon, Riverside County coroner’s officials said. The Beechcraft BE50 he was piloting was flying from Chino to Apple Valley, Federal Aviation Administration authorities said, and crashed shortly after Caffey sent a distress call to the tower at Riverside Muni