Plane Crash

A small aircraft crashed and became enveloped in flames at London Southend Airport, sending thick black smoke billowing into the sky and leaving eyewitnesses shaken.

The incident occurred around 4 PM local time on Sunday at the international hub, located roughly 35 miles east of central London. Local reports describe the harrowing moment the plane exploded on impact, with flames and smoke visible from miles away.

Terrified onlookers recounted the scene as chaotic and surreal. Emergency crews quickly responded to the runway, but details about the number of passengers or potential casualties have not yet been released.

Officials have not confirmed the cause of the crash, and an investigation is underway.

The preliminary report into a fatal Air India plane crash is in ... and it says fuel to the jet engines was shut off shortly after takeoff.

Flight AI171 was flying from Ahmedabad, India, to London when it crashed moments after getting off the ground ... killing at least 270 people in an incident that was captured on camera.

In a Friday news dump, the report states the plane's fuel switches for both jet engines went from the "RUN" position to the "CUTOFF" position within a matter of seconds ... one after the other ... cutting off the fuel supply to both engines.

A small aircraft crashed nose-first in the French Alps ... killing three people -- and it's all on video.

Surveillance footage shows the moment the small plane comes nosediving into the ground Tuesday in broad daylight ... and it's tough to watch.

The fatal crash reportedly happened just before 11 AM local time near Chambéry Airport in Voglans ... a small town in the Savoie region of the French Alps.

A skydiving plane carrying 15 people on board veered off the end of a runway and crashed into a wooded area in New Jersey -- leaving multiple people injured.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, at least 5 of the 15 passengers on board the Cessna 208B were taken to the hospital with injuries. The Gloucester County Office of Emergency Management referred to the crash as a "mass casualty incident" on their Facebook.

The National Transportation Safety Board's report for the incident said when the pilot was returning from her fifth skydive of the day, the aircraft went off the runway during landing.

According to the NTSB report, the flare seemed insufficient, the nose landing gear collapsed and the airplane took on substantial damage to the engine mounts.

CBS News reports the airplane was involved in an incident in July 2023 in Suffolk, Virginia.

The FAA is on scene investigating the crash.

Terrifying scene in Michigan -- a helicopter took a tumble and in a catastrophic crash ... right next to a lakefront restaurant, and the whole thing was caught on camera by stunned diners.

Watch this -- as the chopper tried to touch down on the beach at Lake St. Clair, it suddenly tipped forward, skidded forward on its blade, then violently crashed onto its side ... sending up a massive cloud of smoke and dirt.

There was total panic at Cabana Blue Lakefront Sports Bar & Grill -- diners sprinted from their seats to the wreckage, trying to help the chopper’s passengers after the horrifying crash.