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The Orange County Register
The Orange County Register
National
Nathaniel Percy

6 killed in fiery crash of Cessna aircraft in Southern California

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Six people were killed when a Cessna business jet crashed just north of French Valley Airport Saturday morning, authorities said.

The crash was reported around 4:15 a.m. in the area of Auld and Briggs roads in Murrieta. Arriving deputies found the plane fully engulfed in flames in a field, Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeret McClellan said.

Six people were on board the Cessna C550 business jet, which took off from Harry Reid Airport in Las Vegas about 3:15 a.m., according to Mina Kaji, spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration.

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