Horrifying moment plane spirals out of control and slams into the sea

A veteran pilot is missing after losing control of his plane and crashing into the sea in front of horrified spectators during a final display at an air show. Footage filmed by a witness from a nearby beach in Durban, South Africa , captured the moment the ZS-AEC Extra 300 aircraft plummeted out of the sky on August 14. The clip shows the aircraft climbing and then banking before plunging into the waves just metres from the shore during an airshow linked to the Next Generation of Aviation Professionals Global Summit 2025.