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Officials say six people were killed when the plane they were on crashed Saturday in Murrieta, California.
The plane, a Cessna C550 business jet, crashed near French Valley Airport around 4:15 a.m. local time, the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed to Fox News Digital.
The FAA confirmed to Fox News Digital that at least six people were on board at the time of the crash.
The business jet was on its way to California after taking off from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.
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A map shared by CAL FIRE and the Riverside County Fire Department marks the location of Saturday’s Cessna business jet crash. (CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department)
The six victims were pronounced dead at the scene, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said.
The crash sparked a field fire in the area, which was quickly contained to an acre.
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“Cessna plane down in a field, fully involved in fire,” CAL FIRE reported via social media. “The fire burned about an acre of vegetation, was contained by 5:35 a.m. and the incident has been turned over to RSO and the FAA.”
It is unclear what caused the plane to crash.
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The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident.
Timothy Nerozzi is a writer for Fox News Digital. You can follow him on Twitter @timothynerozzi and email him at timothy.nerozzi@fox.com
