A plane crashed at London Southend Airport, 45 miles from the British capital London. A commercial jet crashed shortly after taking off at London's Southend Airport at around 4 pm (local time) on Sunday evening. Some pictures and videos of this incident have gone viral on social media. Fire and black smoke are seen rising from the accident site. It is being told that the plane was 12 meters (39 feet) long.
The plane was going to the Netherlands
The crashed plane was a Beech B200 Super King Air. The plane was going to Lelystad in the Netherlands. Official information about the number of people on board the plane has not yet been released.
How many people were on the plane
Witnesses said the pilots of the crashed plane waved to children shortly before the collision. John Johnson, who was at the airport with his children and wife, said he saw a huge fireball after the plane "fell headlong into the ground." The plane spun 180 degrees after takeoff. Just three or four seconds after takeoff, the plane began to tilt sharply to the left and then fell straight to the ground.
Beechcraft B200 Super King Air plane
It is a twin-engine turboprop aircraft. This aircraft was developed by the American company Beechcraft (now under Textron Aviation) in the 1970s. Its design makes it suitable for commercial, medical and military operations. The biggest feature of this aircraft is that it can fly even on short runways.
The aircraft is powered by two Pratt & Whitney PT6A-42 engines and has a maximum speed of 290 knots (about 537 km/h). It can primarily fly up to an altitude of 35,000 feet and can carry 2 crew members along with 9 passengers. Its flight range is about 1,580 nautical miles.
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