Extraordinary footage shows how skydivers narrowly avoided being hit mid-air by their plane after it spun out of control a few seconds after they jumped.

The dramatic moment was filmed by videographer Bernard Janse van Rensburg as a group of skydivers jump from the aircraft over Mosselbay, South Africa, on Thursday, October 14.

The plane stops at 16,000ft, and the twin propellers of the propellers stop. As the plane is about to crash, it plunges towards the ground.

The pilot regained control of the aircraft and safely landed it. 

Dramatic footage shows the moment a stalled aircraft almost collides with skydivers shortly after they jumped from it over Mosselbay, in South Africa, on October 14

Dramatic footage shows how a stalled aircraft nearly collides with skydivers after they jump from it over Mosselbay (South Africa) on October 14th.

The video, which was filmed by a videographer who is part of the skilled skydiving team shows the group getting ready to jump from the plane.

One skydiver opens the door, and the team is ready to perform the formation.

After a few seconds, Mr van Rensburg steps onto the tail of his aircraft as other skydivers make their way out.

Eight divers and the videographer jump off the aircraft at first. The aircraft then starts to lose control and can be seen stopping with its twin propellers.

As the skydivers start plummeting to ground, the plane begins nosediving and spinning in circles.

It then falls below the divers, before levelling off directly beneath three members of the team that appear to be falling in its direction.

Mr van Rensburg said the incident was reported to the South African CAA and PASA national safety and training officer

Mr van Rensburg said the incident was reported to the South African CAA and PASA national safety and training officer

Moments after the skydivers jumped out, the aircraft stalled and began freefalling and spinning before the pilot managed to bring it under control and land it safely

The aircraft began spinning and freefalling shortly after the skydivers had jumped.

Fortunately, a midair collision was avoided. However, the aircraft continues to fall and spin away from the videographer’s sight.

It rocks side to side and another skydiver can be seen jumping from it before it is brought under control and safely taken away from danger.

As the footage continues, Mr van Rensburg manages to relocate the eight skydivers and positions himself alongside them as they carry out their midair stunt.

The group grabs hands and forms a circle while the videographer looks down on them from the sky as they fall through clouds. 

After a few seconds, they release the parachutes and begin to spin in different directions.

The skydiving team was attempting to complete a formation in the sky when the aircraft they had just jumped out of lost control. They still proceeded to complete the stunt

The skydiving team was trying complete a formation when the plane they were just about to jump out of crashed. They managed to complete their stunt.

Van Rensburg claimed that the Beechcraft C90 King Air aircraft flown by the team had been stalled in midair, causing it lose control.

He claimed that the team missed the “tell-tale signs” of imminent stalling because they were too concerned with getting their timings and positioning correct for the formation.

He said, “From the videographer exit (outside most tail-ward side of the jumper lines) I felt the plane “slip” once and then again after which I knew something was amiss and decided to let go.

“This all happened in just a few seconds.

‘Those on either side of the door or immediately inside of it followed.

Nine people jumped from this aircraft, but Mr van Rensburg stated there were still five people inside the aircraft at the time it lost control. 

He said, “The moment was surreal and it was impossible to believe what I was seeing.”

“Everything happened in slow motion and I recall thinking: “Am i really seeing the plane spin nose down next to me?” ‘

Bernard Janse van Rensburg said he and the other skydivers missed the 'tell-tale signs' of the imminent stall as they were too focused on getting their positioning and timings right for the formation

Bernard Janse van Rensburg stated that he and the other skydivers missed the “tell-tale signs” of an imminent stall because they were too focused upon getting their timings and positioning right for the formation.

He stated that the aircraft began to spin underneath him, but did not contact us.

‘As it began to recover from the stall (still instabile), one more skydiver left, leaving four skydivers and a pilot in the aircraft.

‘After I was satisfied the aircraft had been recovered, I searched for my team in the sky and found them building the preplanned formations in safe and normal ways.

According to Mr van Rensburg, the aircraft returned safely to the runway. 

The incident was also reported at the South African CAA, and PASA national security and training officer.

Mr van Rensburg said: “The jump team made adjustments to the exit procedure the next day following discussion with pilot. No further incidents or near-incidents were observed.”