Fatal Aircraft Accident
July 7, 2023 - Riverside County Sheriff's Office officials report that on July 4, 2023, at 1:58 P.M., deputies were dispatched to an air 
emergency at the 37000 block of Industry Way in unincorporated Murrieta. When deputies arrived, they confirmed a small plane with four occupants had crashed. The adult male pilot was pronounced deceased at the scene and three juvenile occupants were transported to a local area hospital with different degrees of injuries. The deceased pilot has been identified as Jared Newman, a 39-year-old resident of Temecula. The investigation was assumed by the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration.
No further information will be released 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).
Reporting Deputy: Chris Mattson
File # SW231850014
Source: Riverside County Sheriff's Office
