A small private jet crashed in California early Saturday morning and its six occupants, whose identities are unknown, were found dead, authorities said.
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The plane, a Cessna C550, crashed around 4:15 a.m. local time near Murrieta Airport, southeast of Los Angeles, the US Civil Aviation Administration (FAA) told AFP.
Police dispatched to the scene discovered “a completely aflame airplane in a field” and were able to locate the six occupants, who were still pronounced dead at the scene, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Services said in a press release, where Murietta is.
The plane took off from Las Vegas International Airport, the FAA said.
Its crash caused a small fire that was quickly contained, firefighters added.
According to local media, thick fog had gathered in the area.