LONDON (AP) — A small plane crashed shortly after takeoff Sunday at London Southend Airport, which was closed until further notice, officials and witnesses said. No information on any casualties was immediately available.
官员和目击者说，伦敦（美联社） - 官员和目击者说，一架小型飞机在周日在伦敦绍森德机场起飞后不久坠毁，直到另行通知。没有立即就任何伤亡的信息提供信息。
The plane operated by Zeusch Aviation in the Netherlands had flown from Athens, Greece, to Pula, Croatia, on Sunday before heading to Southend. It was due to return to Lelystad, Netherlands, on Sunday evening.
荷兰宙斯航空运营的飞机是从希腊雅典飞往克罗地亚的普拉的飞机，然后前往绍森德。它原定于周日晚上返回荷兰的Lelystad。
Zeusch Aviation confirmed its SUZ1 flight had been involved in an accident and said the company was supporting the investigation. “Our thoughts are with everyone who has been affected,” its statement said.
Zeusch Aviation确认其SUZ1飞行已卷入事故，并表示该公司正在支持调查。其声明说：“我们的想法与受到影响的每个人在一起。”
British media said the crash involved a Beechcraft B200 Super King Air equipped with medical systems for transporting patients. It’s a turboprop aircraft 12 meters (39 feet) long.
英国媒体说，坠机事故涉及配备用于运输患者的医疗系统的Beechcraft B200超级国王空气。这是一架12米（39英尺）的涡轮螺旋桨飞机。
London Southend is a relatively small airport, around 45 miles (72 kilometers) east of the capital. All flights to and from the airport were canceled until further notice, while police, emergency services and air investigators worked at the scene.
伦敦绍森德（London Southend）是一个相对较小的机场，在首都以东约45英里（72公里）。所有往返机场的航班都被取消，直到另行通知，而警察，紧急服务和空中调查人员在现场工作。
Images circulated on social media showing a plume of fire and black smoke emanating from the crash site.
在社交媒体上散发的图像显示了坠机现场发出的火和黑烟。
Witness John Johnson, who was at the airport with his family, said he saw a “big fireball” after the plane “crashed head first into the ground.”
目击者约翰·约翰逊（John Johnson）与家人一起在机场，他说，飞机“首先撞到地面”之后，他看到了一个“大火”。
“It took off and about three or four seconds after taking off, it started to bank heavily to its left, and then within a few seconds of that happening, it more or less inverted and crashed just head-first into the ground,” he said.
他说：“它起飞了大约三到四秒钟，它开始大量靠在左边，然后在发生这种情况的几秒钟内，它或多或少地倒转，并撞到了地面。”
Johnson said that before the plane got into position for takeoff, he and his family waved at the pilots and “they all waved back at us.”
约翰逊说，在飞机起飞之前，他和他的家人向飞行员挥手，“他们都向我们挥手。”
Essex Police said it was alerted just before 4 p.m. to the “serious incident” at the airport.
埃塞克斯警方说，这是在下午4点之前提醒的。到机场的“严重事件”。
