At least two people are dead after a plane crashed near Hicks Airfield in Fort Worth, setting 18-wheeler trucks ablaze and sending thick plumes of smoke billowing into the sky.

The Fort Worth Fire Department said the plane hit a series of 18-wheeler trucks and trailers which were parked in a lot off N. Saginaw Boulevard about 1.30pm on Sunday.

Emergency crews rushed to the scene and found two people dead nearby, authorities said.

Extraordinary footage showed black smoke filling the sky as motorists drove past the tragic scene.

At least several trucks and trailers were set alight by the crash.

The Federal Aviation Authority is on the scene and the National Transportation Safety Board is assisting in the investigation.

The fire is now under control, authorities said.

It remains unclear whether the plane originated from. The victims have not yet been identified.

It has been a horror month for aviation with several crashes sparking chaos across the nation.

The US Air Force sparked questions near the top-secret base Area 51 after admitting the FBI was investigating a recent crash near the facility.

In a statement on October 4, officials at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada said that an aircraft ‘was involved in an incident,’ crashing in the desert just miles from the restricted zone around Area 51.

And on October 2, two Delta Airlines passenger planes collided in a horror accident that ripped the wing off one jet.

The CRJ-900 regional jets – operated by Delta subsidiary Endeavor Air – were taxiing at low speed when they suddenly clipped each other at LaGuardia Airport in New York City.

This is a developing story. More to come.