Authorities Identify 6 People Killed in Plane Crash in Southern California

Authorities Identify 6 People Killed in Plane Crash in Southern California
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.—Authorities have identified the six California residents who died Saturday when they were on a small plane that crashed after a flight that started in Las Vegas.

A spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration, Mina Kaji, told The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California, that the Cessna C550 business jet took off from Harry Reid International Airport at about 3:15 a.m. Saturday. The plane crashed about an hour later at French Valley Airport in Murrieta, California, about 80 miles southeast of Los Angeles. All aboard were killed.