Four killed as jet crashes in ball of flames

A private jet overshot a runway in California and crashed in flames, killing all four people aboard.

A private jet overshot a runway in California and crashed in flames, killing all four people aboard.

The Cessna 560 came in to land at Southern California McClellan-Palomar Airport on a flight from Idaho, but went about 150 yards beyond the runway, smashing through scaffolding and into a commercial storage facility, said Bill Polick, spokesman for the San Diego County Department of Public Works.

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