Plane Crashes, Explodes Immediately After Takeoff, on Camera

A plane crash in Venezuela claimed the lives of two people onboard … and, the whole incident was captured on shocking video.

According to the local paper El Nacional, a Cheyenne model plane crashed as it was taking off from Paramillo Airport in Táchira — a state in western Venezuela that’s crossed by the Andes Mountains — Wednesday morning.

Check out the clip … the small aircraft barely gets off the ground when the airplane starts to turn widely to the left. The craft doesn’t have enough momentum to propel itself through the turn — and, it comes down in a crash on one of its wings, tumbling over and bursting into flames.

The pilot reportedly lost control of the airplane after a tire exploded. Authorities are working on identifying the victims — citing 2 so far — and they’re investigating the crash, El Nacional reports … and, the outlet also says the plane was connected to “government logistics activities.”