Accident: Cessna 550
Jul 8, 2023 · Murrieta, CA
NTSB numberWPR23FA257Event id20230708192559
- 6
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The flight crew’s decision to descend below the decision altitude of an instrument approach without having the appropriate runway visual reference(s) distinctively identified and with the visibility below the minimum that was prescribed for the approach, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Cessna 550
- Registration
- N819KR
- Year built
- 1979
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Approach-IFR final approach Altitude deviation
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- French Valley Airport (RBK)1 nm (1 km) south
- Hemet Ryan Airport (HMT)10 nm (19 km) north-east
- March Air Reserve Base (RIV)19 nm (35 km) north
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