Corning,Iowa –  While the cause of a fatal plane crash in Adams County remains under investigation, we now know the name of the pilot who died. The Iowa State Patrol said 80-year-old Steven Porter – the sole occupant of the aircraft – died when his fixed, single-wing ERCOUPE 415-C, clipped power lines and impacted the terrain during the takeoff sequence (initial climb). The aircraft was manufactured in 1946.