In a harrowing 911 call, the frantic aftermath of a plane crash involving a Christian ministry leader and his daughter in South Florida was captured, painting a vivid picture of the chaotic scene.

The tragic incident unfolded on Monday morning in Coral Springs, where the aircraft’s impact scattered debris dangerously close to residential homes, leaving shocked neighbors powerless to intervene.

The aircraft, a Beechcraft King Air flown by 53-year-old Alexander Wurm, crashed into a lake shortly after takeoff. His 22-year-old daughter Serena was with him, as the plane spiraled downwards, drawing desperate cries from the tight-knit Florida community.

Residents, whose homes shook from the crash’s impact, recounted the strong odor of aviation fuel and the grim sight of what looked like human remains in the vicinity of the wreckage.

Wurm, who founded Ignite the Fire Ministry, was known for his humanitarian missions, frequently flying to the Caribbean to aid communities hit hard by Hurricane Melissa.

On this ill-fated flight, the father and daughter duo had departed from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, bound for Montego Bay, Jamaica, when the aircraft abruptly lost altitude and plunged in the Windsor Bay neighborhood.

One jarring recording came from a woman inside a home the plane nearly struck as it tore through trees and shredded part of a backyard fence before exploding into the lake.

‘Holy s***… A plane crashed into my house,’ she shouted to the dispatcher. ‘Somebody needs to come, there’s a lot of fuel I smell outside.’

Christian ministry CEO Alexander Wurm, 53, and his daughter, Serena, 22, were identified as the victims of a deadly plane crash in Florida on Monday 

The moment the plane smashed into a pond and shattered into debris is seen in video footage

The dispatcher urged her to evacuate immediately.

‘I gotta go, I gotta get my parents out,’ the terrified resident replied before hanging up.

Other calls came from residents who saw the plane’s final moments as it plummeted downward, vanished below the tree line and disappeared into the water following an almighty splash.

‘I just see bubbles… they’re gone,’ one woman reported. ‘They didn’t make it.’

Another caller screamed, ‘It shook the whole house.’

In one haunting call, a woman described stumbling onto something horrifying near the crash site.

‘I think I was passing maybe body parts on the street,’ she said, telling people nearby, ‘Guys, don’t touch that, leave that where it is.’

She added, ‘There seems to be a body part of some sort and I can’t identify it. We were so scared and traumatized.’

Footage showed the plane plummeting out of the sky. The father and daughter were on their way to deliver aid to the victims of Hurricane Melissa when they crashed

Fire and rescue crews at the small pond in Coral Springs, Florida, after the crash on Monday

A Miami radar air traffic controller also dialed 911, explaining the crew had vanished from his screen.

‘We were just talking to the aircraft and then we lost communication with them… We lost radar,’ he told the dispatcher. 

‘We saw them descending and then they were gone. We assume they either crashed or landed.’

Within minutes, rescue crews confirmed the worst.

Wurm and his daughter Serena were on a humanitarian flight and part of a string of missions the pair had undertaken in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.

His ministry said the father–daughter duo were en route to deliver aid to the stricken island of Jamaica when the King Air went down.

Ignite The Fire Ministry said Wurm was ‘dedicated to empowering youth through missions and evangelism across the Caribbean,’ and that ‘their final journey embodied selflessness and courage, reminding us of the power of service and love.

‘Throughout his life, Alex travelled extensively,’ the group wrote in a tribute. ‘His legacy of faith and compassion touched countless lives.’ 

A plane wheel pictured at the site where Wurm and his daughter’s jet crashed 

Wurm was the founder of the Ignite the Fire ministry, which said he was ‘dedicated to empowering youth through missions and evangelism across the Caribbean’ 

The ministry described Serena as a young woman who had grown into her father’s work: ‘A beacon of empathy and hope, inspiring all with her commitment to humanitarian work.’

Just days before the crash, Wurm had already completed another emergency trip  providing solar panels, tarps, a Starlink system, and other supplies to groups operating in Jamaica.

In a social media post at the time, relief organization Crisis International described his help was ‘huge.’

In a video statement reacting to the news of his death, founder Sean Malone said Wurm had been ‘absolutely amazing’ during recovery operations and that when he didn’t land in Jamaica as expected this time, they knew something was wrong.

‘Unfortunately we found out he crashed his aircraft in Coral Springs, Florida, and he and his daughter did not survive,’ Malone said. ‘We are in absolute shock and disbelief of the situation.’

The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating what caused the catastrophic descent.

No distress call had been received before impact, and officials have not yet said whether the aircraft experienced mechanical failure, engine trouble, or loss of control.