The Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office identified the two men as 69-year-old Paul Berkovitz and his 36-year-old son, Matthew Berkovitz. Paul's dog, Brody, was also identified. The Berkovitz family released a statement about the crash.

A small, home-built kit airplane crashed in Simi Valley, California, on Saturday afternoon, damaging two homes and and catching fire, officials said.

Two people killed when a small plane crashed into houses over the weekend in Simi Valley were identified by the coroner Monday as a 69-year-old man and his 36-year-old son. Paul Berkovitz, of Westlake Village,