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Harrowing News Just In: Another Plane Crashes Shortly After Taking Off
Shortly after taking off from Mesquite Metro Airport in Texas on Thursday morning, an aircraft crashed into a wooded area, killing one passenger.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a Cessna CitationJet took off from the airport at approximately 7.40 am with just a pilot on board.
The crash claimed the life of the unnamed pilot. According to the Mesquite Police Department, the collision did not cause any damage to any houses or buildings.
The Mesquite Fire Department and the police department arrived on the scene.
The terrifying moment following the plane crash was captured on home security footage, which showed dense smoke plumes in the sky.
According to officials, another video captured the aftermath of the plane’s crash into a wooded area close to East Cartwright Road and Lawson Road.
As authorities looked into the scene, they noticed smoke and remnants of the aircraft on the ground.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the FAA will collaborate to look into the incident, the agency told DailyMail.com.
“An NTSB investigator is en route to the scene and is expected to arrive by tomorrow morning,” a spokesperson with the NTSB told DailyMail.com.
“Once on site, the investigator will begin the process of documenting the scene and examining the aircraft. The aircraft will then be recovered to a secure facility for further evaluation.”
The Mesquite Police Department was called by DailyMail.com.
Given the extremely turbulent start to the year for the aviation sector, this is the most recent horrific plane tragedy to occur in the United States.
On Sunday, a plane crashed in the parking lot of a retirement community in the suburbs of Pennsylvania, sending several people to the hospital.
The Beechcraft A36TC caught fire in the parking lot of Brethren Village in Manheim Township, as captured in dramatic video.
As flames consumed the jet and surrounding vehicles, emergency vehicles, ambulances, and medics raced to the Lancaster County site.
On Sunday afternoon, the jet took off as planned, but its door had opened, so it was immediately asked to land back on the airfield.
Horrifying audio from air traffic control showed the pilot ordering ground agents to turn around, but he also claimed that the unlocked hatch was making so much wind noise that he was unable to hear the radio.
The air traffic controller can be heard saying, “Pull up… the aircraft is down just behind the terminal in the parking lot tree area.”
Five individuals were on board the aircraft, an FAA spokesperson told DailyMail.com. Due to various injuries, they have all been sent to nearby hospitals.
Authorities have confirmed that the pilot avoided surrounding buildings and that no one on the ground was hurt, despite the retirement home’s residents being told to “shelter in place” until preliminary investigations were conducted.
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