Airplane Crash Southend UK July 13th '25, Sabotage?

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London Plane Crash: All On Beech B200 Super King Air Jet That Crashed At Southend Airport



A Beechcraft B200 Super King Air aircraft operated by Zeusch Aviation crashed moments after takeoff from London Southend Airport on July 8, 2025. Bound for Lelystad in the Netherlands, the aircraft had barely climbed to 175 feet before plummeting nose-first and erupting into flames. Eyewitnesses reported a sudden bank followed by a fiery explosion near the runway perimeter.

Eyewitnesses described the jet banking abruptly to the left before descending headfirst into the ground and exploding into flames. “The plane veered suddenly and then just dropped'.

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Zeusch Aviation had used this aircraft type for both charter and medical evacuation missions across Europe. The plane had arrived from Pula, Croatia, earlier in the day and was scheduled to return to the Netherlands.

Seems all in order right? Just a plane crash at some European airport, just like described in the article, as quoted above.

But what does cause an airplane to bank to left or right suddenly?

Uncontrolled banking in an aircraft can stem from several factors, often related to a loss of coordinated control or spatial disorientation.

Let's see which ones could most likely apply (*there are a few options).

1. Spatial Disorientation and the Graveyard Spiral:

In conditions like darkness or low visibility (IMC), pilots can lose their sense of orientation due to misleading inner-ear cues.

This can lead to a dangerous spiral dive, where the pilot continues to bank and descend, unaware of the aircraft's true attitude, often referred to as a "graveyard spiral".

Sensory illusions, like the Coriolis illusion, can exacerbate this effect, making it difficult for the pilot to interpret instrument readings accurately.

2. Cross-Control Stall:

This occurs when a pilot uses ailerons and rudder in opposite directions during a turn.
For example, using right rudder and left aileron to counteract a bank can lead to a stall and potentially a spin, especially at low altitudes.

This is often a result of attempting to correct an overshoot during a turn.

3. Rudder Over-Control:

While the rudder is crucial for directional control, excessive rudder input without proper aileron coordination can lead to yawing.

If the yaw is not corrected with ailerons, it can lead to an uncontrolled bank and potentially a spin.

We can rule out 1 & 2, 2 would be when at a turn, this plane was climbing at the time.

Option 3 however seems possible, below another time this has happened:

A flight control check was performed before the autopilot was engaged and after the autopilot was disengaged. It was also checked during the "Before Takeoff Check." The plane taxied normally with rudder controls to the runway. The takeoff roll seemed normal, center line was maintained and there was no verbal cue to indicate an issue from the pilot flying. Upon rotation, the plane immediately yawed to the left. The pilot immediately gave controls to the instructor.

The instructor received the flight controls with full right rudder already depressed and the plane was already veering off the left side of the runway with no ability to correct it. The instructor continued the takeoff and began a climbing left turn to avoid obstacles. In the climb, the instructor contacted Tower and told them "Aircraft X has lost flight controls," Tower confirmed what was said; the instructor advised that "Aircraft X would need time to figure things out."

The plane was controllable with the rudders on the ground, and after inspection, it was found that the right rudder cable came in contact with an aircraft system, arced/burnt, and broke. There was nothing this crew could've done on the ground to prevent this systems failure.

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Thing is that the Aircraft we are looking at was still climbing. It was not steering to the left or right as far as we know now.

There are other factors we can keep in mind.

4. Other Factors:

Overbanking tendency:
During turns, the outer wing travels faster, generating more lift and causing the aircraft to bank further. This requires the pilot to use opposite aileron to maintain the desired bank angle.

Ground friction:
After landing, ground friction on the wheels can cause directional control issues, potentially leading to a ground loop (a tight, uncontrolled turn).

Mechanical failure:
While mechanical failure is generally not the primary cause, it can contribute to or exacerbate issues related to spatial disorientation or loss of control.

Again, it was still climbing, so not turning as far as we know and eyewitnesses did not speak of this plane turning either, so what remains?

Mechanical failure, which could be sabotage. That right rudder cable could have been tampered with and perhaps one of the Pilots attempted a simple adjustment (not a turn) while climbing before the whole thing came tumbling down and hit the ground, if it were to be higher up in the air, a spin would most likely have been the result of that possible rudder damage before hitting the ground.

This however does not prove sabotage, fact is, it doesn't disprove it either, so let's go on.

What they do not mention in this paper is what it was transporting besides People, keep that in mind People.

We will have to glance at a Dutch report in order to see what's what.

Het vliegtuig, uitgerust met geavanceerde medische systemen zoals LifePort Plus, was onderweg naar Lelystad in Nederland, na eerder die dag te zijn aangekomen uit Pula, Kroatië.

The Airplane, fitted with Advanced Medical Systems like LifePort Plus, was underway to the Netherlands after it arrived earlier that day from Pula, Croatia.
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Now, isn't this interesting, LifePort +, whom are Lifeport?

LifePort are a Medevac, Casevac and ViP transport solution company.

LifePort is an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) providing design, manufacturing, certification, and integration of advanced material aerospace solutions, including air medical, ballistic protection, cabin interiors, and custom cabinetry.

When you go to their website one will see the range of products they offer including Ballistic Protection Systems, so what was going on there?

What I mean is, who were they transporting and why was this plane probably tampered with?

I would really like to know what ViP was on that plane and where they came from, who was picked up in Athens (Greece).

With current World affairs getting whackier with the minute it cannot be ruled out this ViP might have been moved from either Israel or Ukraine in order to receive medical treatment in Holland.

Suggestions are welcome.

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The plane’s path to the crash site suggests a poorly handled failure of one of the (two) engines. Twin engined planes are touted for their safety of redundant power, but the asymmetric thrust when only one engine is up needs a careful and quick response.

These pilots (2 in the front, from what I gather) had flown a couple legs, and were taking off for another. It was an incident on the takeoff, they fell from not high. Stall* spin, unrecoverable at that low height. * Aerodynamic stall, not the hypothetical engine failure.

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**Update**

It is believed that the plane dropped of someone at Southend before taking off again, apparently there are 4 victims, 3 Dutchmen and a Chilean Nurse, the latter puzzles me a little, why would one bring a Spanish speaker?

In any case, it will be very hard to determine who'd they drop off at the UK, so balls!

It does however lean more towards an accident now, unless other evidence pops up obviously.

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