Four crew members were hospitalised with minor injuries following the accident at 5.15am on November 7 at an airport in Halifax, Canada
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| The jet pictured where it came to rest just 160ft from the end of the airport perimeter |
A BOEING 747 cargo plane skidded off a runway and caught fire after crashing through an antenna when it was caught in strong tailwinds while landing.
Four crew members were hospitalised with minor injuries following the accident at 5.15am on November 7 at an airport in Halifax, Canada.
The large cargo jet eventually came to a halt 700ft from the landing strip, near to a fence marking the perimeter of the airport.
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| Both its engines appeared to have been ripped off |
Witness John Fudge told DailyMail.com: "The motors were tore off and the wings were cracked off. And it looked like halfway through the plane it was broke in half."
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| It reportedly crashed through an antenna and caught fire |
The nose of the white aircraft showed moderate damage. The underside of the plane appeared to be cracked and heavily damaged.
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The jet was travelling from Chicago in rainy conditions, as was due to be loaded with live lobster destined for China.
Halifax Stanfield International Airport spokesperson Theresa Rath Spicer said: “It did land and then overshot the runway."
She added: "There were four crew on board at the time. They were removed from the aircraft and transported to hospital with what are described as minor injuries," The Globe and Mail reported.
Aviation analyst Larry Vance said the plane appeared to have landed with a strong tailwind, which he dubbed an "immediate red flag".
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| A car drives past the terrifying crash scene |
He added: "Normally airplanes take off and land into the wind, that’s just a standard procedure that’s been going on since the Wright brothers."
Larry added this could have been exacerbated by other factors, such as rain and plane speed.
"It takes longer to stop on a wet runway. It could be they got into a situation we call hydroplaning."
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