The Riverside County Sheriff's Department said all six occupants have been found and were pronounced dead at the scene. Their identities have not been released.
According to a tweet posted by CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department, the plane crashed and caught fire, burning about an acre of vegetation. The fire was contained just after 5:35 a.m.Five National Transportation Safety Board investigators are responding to the scene and the agency's investigators are expected to arrive later in the day.
Once they get there, they'll start the process of documenting the scene and examining the aircraft. Part of the investigation will be to request radar data, weather information, maintenance records and the pilot's medical records. Riverside County Airport Manager Angela Jamison confirmed the French Valley Airport is closed as the investigation into the crash continues.
This is the second time in the past five days a plane has crashed near the French Valley Airport. On Tuesday, a pilot was killed when a single-engine Cessna 172 crashed near the airport.Copyright © 2023 KABC Television, LLC. All rights reserved.
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