Report Says Plane Rolled Upside Down in Crash Near California Airport, Killing Father, Injuring Sons

This aerial image from video courtesy of KTLA-TV Channel 5 shows a single-engine Cessna 172 that crashed near the French Valley Airport in Murrieta, Calif., on July 4, 2023. KTLA-TV Channel 5 via AP

MURRIETA, Calif.—A single-engine plane rolled upside down before crashing near a Southern California airport on the Fourth of July, killing a father and severely injuring his three sons, federal investigators said in a preliminary report.

The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday released the report on the crash that killed Jared Newman, 39, of Temecula and injured his sons.