Single Engine Plane Crash Claims Two in Murrieta

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

City of Murrieta – A private, experimental aircraft crashed this morning just north of the French Valley Airport, killing both occupants on board. Seventeen firefighters from the Murrieta Fire Department and CAL-FIRE Riverside County responded to the scene after the report was received at 11:49 a.m.  The plane was on approach to the airport when it crashed  in a field on the north side of Winchester Road, just east of Benton Road.  It had been previously reported the plane crashed shortly after takeoff, however that information was determined to be incorrect.

The occupants died on impact. 

Officials from the Federal Aviation Administration are on scene and the investigation into the cause of the crash is continuing. The National Transportation Safety Board has been notified as well. 

There was no fire associated with the crash and there were no injuries on the ground.