Watch: Aircraft crashed moment after takeoff at London Airport; Large scale fireball caught on cam
A small aircraft crashed soon after the takeoff from London Southend Airport on Sunday. The airport has been closed till next notice. Officials have not yet confirmed whether anyone was injured or killed.A video shared on social media shows the growing thick black smoke from the accident site. The entire aircraft was hidden in smoke, and no other parts were visible after the accident.The aircraft was operated by the company Zish Aviation, based in the Netherlands. It was blown on Sunday to Athens, Greece, Casserole, Croatia and then for Southend on Sunday. It was about to fly back to Lelestad in the Netherlands that evening.Zish Aviation confirmed that its flight was involved in the Suz1 accident. The company said that she is helping in investigation and said, “Our views are with everyone who has been affected.”Reports stated that the aircraft was a BeechCraft B200 Super King Air, which patients fitted with medical devices to transport the 12-meter long turboprop aircraft.Located about 72 km east of Southend Airport, London, has canceled all flights, while police, emergency services and air accident investigators investigate the accident site.A witness named John Johnson, who was at the airport with his family, stated that he saw a “big fire ball” after the aircraft came to the ground.“It closed and after about three or four seconds, it started turning fast to the left. Then it flipped and crashed into the ground,” he said.Johnson also mentioned that before the takeoff, he and his family waved into the pilots, and the pilots waved back.Essex police said he was alerted for a “serious incident” before 4 pm on Sunday.
