FRENCH VALLEY (CNS) – A Cessna aircraft (550 Business Jet) making an emergency landing in French Valley this morning ignited an approximately one-acre vegetation
fire that was contained by firefighters, authorities said.
The crash was reported at 4:16 a.m., occurring in the area of Auld and
Briggs roads, the Riverside County Fire Department reported. The aircraft,
fully engulfed in flames, landed in a field. While there are still conflicting reports coming in from local news agencies, KTLA-5 stated that there were six occupants in the aircraft at the time of the crash, all whom were pronounced dead at the scene. Details will be updated as they become available.
The fire was contained at 5:35 a.m. Copyright 2023, City News Service, Inc.
