An electric bolt hits an American Eagle plane full of passengers

An electric bolt hits an American Eagle plane full of passengers

An American Eagle plane full of passengers lights up moments after it lands during a storm in Arkansas.

The footage shows the tail of the Embraer E175 being illuminated by a bolt of lightning.

This is the dramatic moment when an American Eagle plane full of passengers was struck by lightning moments after it came down during a storm in Arkansas.

The Embraer E175 was waiting for the storm to pass before heading for the gate when the plane's terrifying flash of electricity erupted yesterday afternoon.

The photographer, named in Viral Press as Jason William Hamm, can be heard talking about a previous lightning bolt that struck moments earlier, saying, "I don't think it hit the plane, but it would have made a great video, though."

Just seconds later, another fierce flash hit the plane's tail, causing the people behind Mr. Hamm to howl excitedly.

A stream of sparks can be seen from the tail as spectators shout, "Wow," and another says, "Wow, that wouldn't be good."

Stunning footage shows the Embraer E175 waiting out a storm before traveling to the gate when a terrifying flash of electricity explodes the plane's tail.

A spark could be seen shooting out from the tail as spectators shouted "Wow" and shrieked excitedly.

"The plane was fine; it moved to the gate normally after a long wait in the taxi lane because of the storm," Hamm said today.

After the strike, the plane headed for the gate and disembarked passengers before technicians came to assess the damage.

The Embraer E175 isn't the first to be struck by lightning - shocking video emerged of a plane carrying 140 passengers colliding as it prepared to land.

The Boeing 737 MAX was flying at approximately 30,000 feet and was coming to land at Tocumen International Airport in Panama City.

Dramatic footage captured from inside the cockpit shows a powerful lightning bolt striking the nose of the aircraft as the pilots navigate a severe storm.

In March, a Lufthansa flight from Austin to Frankfurt made an emergency landing in Washington, D.C., after being struck by lightning and descending 1,000 feet while the seatbelt sign was closed.

As the plane flew in near complete darkness, the pilots were startled by sudden lightning strikes just meters from their window.

In March, seven people were hospitalized after a Lufthansa flight from Austin to Frankfurt made an emergency landing in Washington, D.C., struck by lightning and plunged 1,000 feet while the seatbelt signal was closed.

Terrified passengers were surrounded by "lots of broken glass" and left screaming in terror after Lufthansa Flight 469 was hit by a shock wave of turbulence at 37,000 feet while flying over Tennessee.

The flight landed at Washington Dulles International Airport around 9 p.m., three hours into the 10.5-hour flight to Germany.