Six victims who died in California plane crash identified

The Cessna C550 crashed on approach during its second attempt to land at French Valley airport, where visibility was limited

Authorities have identified the six California residents who died on Saturday when the small plane they were traveling in crashed after after taking off in Las Vegas.

A spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration, Mina Kaji, told the Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California, that the Cessna C550 business jet took off from Harry Reid international airport at about 3.15am on Saturday. The plane crashed about an hour later at French Valley airport in Murrieta, California, about 80 miles (130km) south-east of Los Angeles. All those onboard were killed.