Key takeaways:
- Six people were killed in a plane crash in Southern California on Saturday morning.
- The plane had taken off from Las Vegas and crashed in a field near the French Valley Airport in Murrieta, California.
- The NTSB has launched an investigation into the cause of the crash, and poor visibility due to fog may have been a factor.
Six people were killed in a tragic plane crash in Southern California on Saturday morning.
At around 4:15 a.m. local time, a 1979 Cessna Citation 550 business jet crashed in a field near the French Valley Airport in Murrieta, California. The plane had taken off from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas at 3:15 a.m., according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The six plane occupants were pronounced dead at the scene shortly after authorities found the burning plane. The plane crash also sparked a small brush fire, which was extinguished by the Riverside County Fire Department.
The NTSB has launched an investigation into the cause of the crash. NTSB investigator Elliot Simpson said in a Saturday night news conference that the poor visibility due to fog may have been a factor.
The identities of the six people on board the plane have not yet been released. The NTSB and FAA are working to determine the cause of the crash and will release more information as it becomes available.
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