A small plane has crashed into a DFO (Direct Factory Outlet) shopping mall after takeoff from Essendon Airport in the Australian city of Melbourne, according to witnesses reports.
Hearing reports of a plane crash in Essendon? Lots of smoke to be seen. pic.twitter.com/gRkcWaLE0y
— Samantha Amjadali (@sam_amjadali) February 20, 2017
According to witnesses there was a fiery explosion and thick plumes of black smoke coming from the crash site.
.@theheraldsun nasty stuff. I saw a yellow and red fiery ball explode then black plumes of smoke pic.twitter.com/gDTQESftMv
— Mïkey Cahîll (@JoeyLightbulb) February 20, 2017
Victoria Police Minister said that the aircraft could carry as many as five people. There were no immediate reports on casualties.
The crashed plane reportedly was a charter Beechcraft B200 Super King Air attempting to take off for a flight to King Island.
On reviewing detailed data, it appears the crashed aircraft in Melbourne is VH-ZCR—a Beechcraft B200 Super King Air. https://t.co/ax8UA706wD pic.twitter.com/sDfhJ6VriR
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) February 20, 2017
