Pilot who survived identified as Peter Siebold , 43 , Sheriff 's Office says . The pilot was the first to land at a California airport in more than 30 years and is now being treated for injuries he sustained during his landing attempt on Sunday morning. The test aircraft went down about 20 miles northeast of Mojave . ` Virgin Group founder Richard Branson vows to find out 'what went wrong ' Both pilots worked for Virgin Galactic 's partner , Scaled Composites .
Pilot who survived identified as Peter Siebold , 43 , Sheriff 's Office says . The pilot was the first to land at a California airport in more than 30 years and is now being treated for injuries he sustained during his landing attempt on Sunday morning. Virgin Group founder Richard Branson vows to find out 'what went wrong ' Both pilots worked for Virgin Galactic 's partner , Scaled Composites .