The 1979 Cessna Citation 550 business jet was travelling from Las Vegas-Harry Reid International Airport, NV (LAS/KLAS), USA to Murrieta/Temecula-French Valley Airport, CA (RBK), USA when it crashed around 4:15 a.m. local time near the French Valley Airport in Murrieta, National Transportation Safety Board investigator Elliot Simpson said in a news conference.
The plane had taken off at about 3:15 a.m. from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, according to the NTSB and Federal Aviation Administration.
The Riverside County Fire Department tweeted that the plane came "down in a field" and became "fully involved in fire." The blaze burned "approximately one acre of vegetation" before being contained at about 5:35 a.m. The plane crashed about 500 feet short of the runway amid poor visibility due to weather conditions.
"Shorty before landing, the marine layer began to envelope the area with low ceilings and visibilities," Simpson said. "The pilot reported to air traffic control that he was going to perform a missed approach and try another approach." He noted that the plane had landed at French Valley Airport multiple times before.
All six people aboard were pronounced dead at the scene, the Riverside County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. Simpson said all the victims were adults.
Aircraft Information:
Owner: Prestige Worldwide Flights
Aircraft: Cessna 550 Citation II
Registration: N819KR
Serial number: 550-0114
Engines: 2 P&W Canada Turbofan JT15D-4First flew: 21st December 1979
Age: 43.7 Years
This is the second crash in the area in less than a week. CBS Los Angeles reported that a man was killed and three people were injured on the fourth of July when a single-engine Cessna 172 crashed in a parking lot shortly after takeoff from French Valley.
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