Stanford neurosurgeon Dr. John Borchers was killed in a small plane crash last week near Lake Tahoe. Borchers had been a clinical instructor in the School of Medicine’s neurosurgery division since 2006.

Borchers’ body was identified today by the Washoe County coroner’s office.

Last Thursday, the neurosurgeon checked out a Cessena 172 from his flying club at Palo Alto Airport for a nighttime trip to Reno, Nev. The plane was found wrecked Friday morning on the east side of Mount Baldy. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.

Borchers was 41 years old. He is survived by his wife, a son, two daughters, his father and his sister.