Mojave Crash  

Pilot, Safety Pilot, 4 pax.

wintry mix of rain and snow at time of crash in the region. 

Amongst the burned wreckage was also downed powerlines, but those may not necessarily be what caused the crash. 

all things considered, that flight was a terrible idea just given all the overall conditions.

the rich bank folks should have taken a chartered jet; they obviously had the money.