US Plane Crash Video: Six People Dead As Aircraft Crashes Into Field and Bursts Into Flames in California
Six people died after a plane crashed over a Southern California field on Saturday morning before bursting into flames.
Murrieta, July 8: Six people died after a plane crashed over a Southern California field on Saturday morning before bursting into flames. The plane was engulfed in fire along with about one acre of vegetation when deputies arrived. The plane crashed near an airport in the city of Murrieta, California, in southwest Riverside County, located between Los Angeles and San Diego. Plane Crash in US: One Killed, Three Hurt in Crash of Small Aircraft Shortly After Takeoff in Southern California.
The flight had originally departed from the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas before crashing into the field, KTLA reported. The plane was a Cessna C550 business jet, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The six plane occupants were pronounced dead at the scene shortly after authorities found the burning plane after 4:15 a.m., according to the Riverside County Fire Department. The identities of those killed in the crash have not been released. Colombia Plane Collision Video: Two Dead After Colombian Air Force Aircraft Collide in Mid-Air During Training in Villavicencio.
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The National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA are both investigating the crash. The Saturday morning crash marked the second fatal crash near the French Valley Airport in Riverside County. One man was killed and three were injured when a plane struck the side of a building by the airport on Tuesday.
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