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Small aircraft crash at London South Airport
A small plane crashed on Sunday at London Southend Airport. Emergency services are in use, all flights have been canceled until further notice. More details are still pending.
Small aircraft crash at London South Airport
On Sunday, the emergency services hurried to the London Southend Airport, where a slight aircraft crash was registered. The exact information about the target direction of the aircraft and the number of passengers is currently not yet known.
Details of the incident
In a message about social media, the airport confirmed a “ serious incident “With an aircraft known as a general aviation device. Later it was announced that all flights to and from the airport were canceled until further notice, while the police, emergency services and air incidental investigation authorities examine the incident.
Information about the plane
According to British media, it was a medical transport aircraft, equipped with special systems for patient transport. More precisely about a Beechcraft B200 Super King Air, which was on the way to the Netherlands.
Eyewitness report
Immediately after the crash, pictures appeared on social media that showed a large cloud of smoke and fire from the crash location. The affected aircraft is said to have a length of 12 meters (39 feet). The witness John Johnson, who was at the airport with his family, reported on a "large fire column" after the plane was "crashed into the ground upside down".
"It lifted and about three or four seconds after the start, it tended to the left. Within a few seconds, it overturned more or less and fell head over the ground," he said. "There was a big explosion cloud." Johnson added that he and his family had waved the pilot before the start and they had waved back to them.
Rescue workers on site
After the crash, the airport's fire service immediately hurried to the scene of the accident with two fire trucks, followed by local police forces as well as police and emergency services. The Essex police Shortly before 4 p.m. local time, the alarm received the "serious incident" on the comparatively small airport, which is about 72 kilometers east of the capital.
Caution call
Local MP David Burton-Sampson called on people to keep away from the area so that the emergency services can do their work unhindered. "My thoughts are among everyone involved," he said.