6 Dead After Private Plane Crashes Into California Field, Bursts Into Flames

A Cessna C550 business jet was found engulfed in flames outside the French Valley Airport, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said.

Six people were killed on Saturday after a private plane crashed near French Valley Airport in Murrieta, California, early Saturday morning, the authorities told CNN.

A Cessna C550 business jet was found engulfed in flames outside the French Valley Airport, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said. The six passengers were pronounced dead at the scene. The victims were Abigail Tellez-Vargas, 33, Riese Lenders, 25, Manuel Vargas-Regalado, 32, Lindsey Gleiche, 31, Alma Razick, 51 and Ibrahem Razick, 46, according to the sheriff's office.

The crash of the plane was reported around 4:15 am, the FAA said.