The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary investigation into a fiery August plane crash that killed a California husband and wife.

Mark and Vickie Spelts of Chico, California, were killed Aug. 27 as their plane attempted to land at the Midwest National Air Center near Excelsior Springs, in rural Clay County, Missouri.

The airport is about 30 minutes north of downtown Kansas City.

According to the preliminary report, the Cessna 340 plane left the Washington Regional Airport in Washington, Missouri, around 11 a.m., heading toward the Midwest National Air Center.

Around 25 miles away from the plane’s destination, it descended and “entered the traffic pattern for a left base turn,” according to the report. The plane’s altitude was lower than normal, and continued

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