Everyone was screaming," he said. "The flames were the length of an aircraft, so it was clear to everyone what had happened straight away."
(CNN)A light aircraft on a French customs surveillance operation crashed in Malta shortly after takeoff Monday, killing all five people on board.
Passengers on a nearby flight waiting to depart watched in horror as flames shot out and a dark plume of smoke billowed from the wreckage, witness Ben Cundall told CNN.