A plume of black smoke rises from an space close to the runway after a small aircraft crash, as seen from inside a constructing at London Southend Airport, in Southend, Britain, on July 13, 2025. Photo: X/@agussromagnoli by way of Reuters.
Essex Police mentioned work continued to formally establish the victims of Sunday’s (July 13, 2025) crash. “At this stage, we imagine all 4 are international nationals,” Police Chief Superintendent Morgan Cronin informed reporters.
Britain’s nationwide information company, PA, reported {that a} doc itemizing passengers indicated that two Dutch pilots and a Chilean nurse have been amongst these aboard.
The Beechcraft B200 Super King Air operated by Dutch agency Zeusch Aviation had flown from Athens, Greece, to Pula in Croatia earlier than heading to Southend. It was on account of return to its residence base of Lelystad within the Netherlands on Sunday (July 13, 2025) night.
The 12-metre (39-foot) turboprop aircraft got here down moments after takeoff and burst into flames.
“At this stage, it’s too early to take a position on what could have prompted this tragic accident,” mentioned Lisa Fitzsimons of Britain’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch, which mentioned it despatched a “multi-disciplinary group together with inspectors with experience in plane operations, human components, engineering and recorded information” to the airport.
London Southend is a comparatively small airport, round 45 miles (72 kilometres) east of the British capital, used for short-haul flights. The airport remained closed on Monday (July 14, 2025) with no phrase on when it will reopen.
Zeusch Aviation operates medical evacuation and transplant flights in addition to aerial mapping and personal charters, in response to its web site. The firm mentioned that “our ideas and deepest sympathies are with the victims, their households, and family members throughout this extremely troublesome time.”
The Beechcraft B200 Super King Air, first constructed within the Seventies, is an aviation workhorse utilized in all kinds of roles all over the world.
In 2017, a aircraft of the identical mannequin crashed into the roof of a shopping center in Melbourne, Australia, moments after takeoff, killing the pilot and 4 American vacationers.
Published – July 14, 2025 11:11 pm IST
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