Horror moment plane crash kills two onboard after aircraft plunges to the ground in fireball at airshow
TWO people have been killed after a plane plunged to the ground and burst into flames at an airshow.
The pilot and passenger, aged 67 and 37, both died after their small propeller plane crashed at the Börgönd air show near Budapest in Hungary.
Three people in a car near the crash site suffered serious burns and were rushed to hospital, police said.
A little boy on the ground was also injured.
According to reports, the US Army T-28 Trojan – built in 1951 – made a vertical descent before crashing and exploding.
Terrifying footage showed the moment the plane hit the ground in front of stunned crowds as thick black smoke poured into the sky.
“The small aircraft crashed near a parked car and caught fire,” police said.
It’s understood the organisers of the event cancelled the rest of the show on Sunday.
András Cser-Palkovics, the mayor of nearby Szekesfehervar, said a “day loved by thousands… turned into a tragedy”.
“What happened today is a pain that is hard to put into words for our municipality, our entire city, and for me personally,” he said.
The show took place at Borgond airport in Szekesfehervar, some 43 miles southwest of Budapest.
Thousands of people were attending the show.
Accidents at air shows are rare in Hungary and the cause of Sunday’s crash was not immediately known.