# NTSB Accident WPR23FA257
> **CESSNA 550** · 2023-07-08 · Murrieta, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR23FA257
- **Event ID:** 20230708192559
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-07-08
- **Location:** Murrieta, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.584444, -117.12583
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 6
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 6
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 550
- **Registration:** N819KR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## 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.

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