[Xploit Machine]

Four people were killed when a Zeusch Aviation medical aircraft crashed seconds after takeoff from London Southend Airport in Essex, England, shortly before 4 p.m. on July 13, 2025. The Beechcraft B200 Super King Air, registered PH-ZAZ, struck the ground inside the airport boundary and caught fire. Those killed were Captain Danny Marco Franken, First Officer Floris Christiaan Rhee, 24, nurse Maria Fernanda Rojaz Ortiz, 31, and Dr. Matthias Eyl, 46.

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said the aircraft turned left during its initial climb and reached a height of about 70 to 80 feet before crashing. It had arrived from Pula, Croatia, and was due to return to Lelystad in the Netherlands that evening. The airport partially reopened on July 16, 2025. In an anniversary statement on July 13, 2026, the AAIB said the cause remained under investigation, with physical evidence limited by the fire. Bystander video recorded a column of smoke rising above the airfield, while photographs showed the fireball and firefighters applying foam to the wreckage.

[kellyhound]

Beechcraft B200 Super King Air with twin-propellers. Still no word about the number of casualties.

[Mr.NoCredit]

Sure sucks for them…

[pragmatist]

4 casualties including 2 pilots and a nurse. They had just dropped a patient off and were heading back.

[kellyhound]

All four people who died are thought to have been foreign nationals, police have said.

Two Dutch pilots were among those on board, according to a document which lists passengers. On board too was a Chilean nurse, 31-year-old Maria Fernanda Rojas Ortiz, also known as Fena. She was on her first day on the job and married her partner last year.

The friend added: "Her wife can barely speak, she can't even call the police, she's beside herself. She's absolutely distraught."

[Xp132476]

46-year-old German doctor Dr Matthias Eyl has been named as another passenger on the aircraft.

KLM have also announced the loss of a colleage which I would imagine is one of the pilots.

https://nltimes.nl/2025/07/15/klm-de...on-plane-crash

Daily Mail newspaper also carries footage showing the initial take-off roll which is cut before the take-off.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...led-board.html

[divreaper]

Not London. London is 25 ish miles away.

[kellyhound]

Originally Posted by divreaper ↗

Not London. London is 25 ish miles away.

The airport operator and local authorities use the "London" prefix to attract travelers from London and the surrounding areas, emphasizing its relatively quick and easy train access from London being 36 miles (58 km) away .

[gimlet]

Originally Posted by kellyhound ↗

The friend added: "Her wife can barely speak, she can't even call the police, she's beside herself. She's absolutely distraught."

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[Meridian]

Lucky for the patient who got dropped off before that