Reporting Deputy: Jeret McClellan
File # SW231890010
Update:
The victims in this case have been identified. Please refer to the Coroner’s press releases 2023-05092, 2023-05093, 2023-05094, 2023-05095, 2023-05096, 2023-05097.
No additional information will be released at this time. For more information on the accident investigation, contact the National Transportation Safety Board (ntsbmediarelations@ntsb.gov).
Details:
On July 8, 2023, at 4:15 AM, deputies responded to the area of Auld Road and Briggs Road in Murrieta reference a plane crash. Deputies located an aircraft fully engulfed in flames in a field. Six occupants from the plane were located and pronounced deceased at the scene. The investigation will be assumed by the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration.
No additional details are available at this time. For more information on the accident investigation, contact the National Transportation Safety Board (ntsbmediarelations@ntsb.gov) or the Federal Aviation Administration (pressoffice@faa.gov).
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