Private jet crashes in California, killing all six passengers

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July 9, 2023

Tragedy struck in California over the weekend after six people were confirmed dead after a private jet crashed.

According to Fox News, the Cessna C550 business jet went down in Murrieta, California on Saturday, with all six passengers on board perishing. The plane crashed near the French Valley Airport in the early morning hours.

The plane was on its way to California after departing Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Riverside County Sheriff's Department confirmed that the six passengers had died in the crash.

Secondary emergency

Given the impact and subsequent fire caused by the plane crash, the field in which it landed caught on fire, sparking fire calls.

"Cessna aircraft down in a field, fully involved in fire," CAL FIRE reported via social media. "The fire burned approximately one acre of vegetation, was contained at 5:35 a.m. and the incident has been turned over to RSO and the FAA."

Aircraft Emergency:rpt@4:16 a.m. Auld Road X Briggs Road in French Valley. Cessna aircraft down in a field, fully involved in fire. The fire burned approximately one acre of vegetation, was contained at 5:35 a.m. and the incident has been turned over to RSO and the FAA. Please… pic.twitter.com/szG5HLH4n7

— CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department (@CALFIRERRU) July 8, 2023

Video of the aftermath of the horrific crash was uploaded to social media over the weekend.

BREAKING: Six people have been reported dead when a plane crashed near French Valley Airport in #Murrieta, California. Also on Tuesday, the pilot died in the same area when his Cessna crashed. The density of fog can be gauged from the video. pic.twitter.com/PvOeRynkq5

— Insider Times (@Insider_Times) July 8, 2023

Authorities have not yet determined the cause of the plane crash, though the NTSB is investigating.

Victims identified

The victims of the crash were identified on Sunday, according to CBS News.

They included, "Abigail Tellez-Vargas, 33, of Murrieta; Riese Lenders, 25, of Rancho Palos Verdes; Manuel Vargas-Regalado, 32, of Temecula; Lindsey Gleiche, 31, of Huntington Beach; Alma Razick, 51, of Temecula; and Ibrahim Razick, 46, of Temecula," according to the outlet.