The charred remains of Cessna plane lies near the landing approach at French Valley Airport on Jin Murrieta, California. A man was killed and three people were injured on July Fourth when a single-engine Cessna 172 crashed in a parking lot shortly after takeoff from French Valley. plane crash 6 people dead after a plane crashed into a field and burst into flames in California 2 Injured in Custom Fighter Jet Crash Into Lake Bridgeport. It was the second fatal crash this week at the small county-owned airport in Murrieta, a city with about 112,000 residents. Officials with the company could not be reached for comment. The FAA’s aircraft tracking database lists the jet as owned by Prestige Worldwide Flights LLC of Imperial, California. A preliminary report was expected in about 15 days. It wasn’t clear why the pilot attempted to land on the second approach.įive NTSB investigators were expected at the crash site later Saturday, the agency said. “The weather did get worse during the time they were making their two approaches,” Trescott told the Los Angeles Times. READ MORE: Kobe Bryant’s helicopter pilot was disoriented in clouds, safety investigators say Conditions were deteriorating minute-by-minute after the pilot aborted the first landing attempt and circled back for another try, he said. Max Trescott, a California flight instructor who hosts the Aviation News Talk podcast, said data from a plane tracking website showed poor visibility in the moments before the crash. Six people were killed when a small plane crashed and burst into flames in a field near a Southern California airport before dawn Saturday, authorities said. The plane, which had departed from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, crashed during its second approach to French Valley’s single runway, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a statement. The victims were not immediately identified. It took firefighters more than an hour to extinguish the flames, which had engulfed the plane and charred about an acre of vegetation just north of French Valley Airport, said the Riverside County Fire Department.Īll six people on board died at the scene, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. in Murrieta, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) southeast of Los Angeles, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The crash of the Cessna C550 business jet occurred around 4:15 a.m. (AP) - Six people were killed when a small plane crashed and burst into flames in a field during the second of two landing attempts in fog at a Southern California airport before dawn Saturday, authorities said. A man was killed and three people were injured on 4 July when a single-engine Cessna 172 crashed in a parking lot shortly after takeoff from French Valley.MURRIETA, Calif. It was the second fatal crash in a week at the small county-owned airport in Murrieta, a city with about 112,000 residents. Investigators will review recordings between the pilot and air traffic control.Ī preliminary report was expected in about two weeks, the NTSB said. “The visibility and ceilings allowed for a landing, but it was right on the minimums” of the regulations set for that airport, he said. The pilot was cleared for a landing using only instruments because of limited visibility from the low cloud ceiling, Simpson said. The plane, which had departed from Harry Reid international airport in Las Vegas for the 45-minute flight to Murietta, crashed during its second approach, the NTSB said. It took firefighters more than an hour to extinguish the flames, which charred about an acre of vegetation at the edge of French Valley airport, said the Riverside county fire department.Īll six people onboard died at the scene, the Riverside county sheriff’s office said in a statement. Investigators were combing through a debris field about 200 feet (60 meters) long, he said. “Most of the airplane, with the exception of the tail, was consumed by fire,” Simpson told reporters at an afternoon briefing. The jet, which can seat up to 13 people, crashed about 500 feet (150 meters) short of the intended runway, said Elliott Simpson, an investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Riverside county sheriff-coroner Chad Bianco identified those who died as Lindsey Gleiche, 31, of Huntington Beach Riese Lenders, 25, of Rancho Palos Verdes Alma Razick, 51, of Temecula Ibrahem Razick, 46, of Temecula Abigail Tellez-Vargas, 33, of Murrieta and Manuel Vargas-Regalado, 32, of Temecula.
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