6 Killed When Small Plane Crashes, Bursts Into Flames in Field Near Southern California Airport

6 Killed When Small Plane Crashes, Bursts Into Flames in Field Near Southern California Airport
Charred remains of a Cessna lie near the landing approach at French Valley Airport, in Murrieta, Calif., on July 8, 2023. Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via AP
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MURRIETA, Calif.—Six people were killed when a small plane crashed in a field and burst into flames during the second of two landing attempts in fog just before dawn Saturday at a Southern California airport, authorities said.

The crash of the Cessna C550 business jet occurred around 4:15 a.m. in Murrieta, about 80 miles southeast of Los Angeles, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).