‘My entire house shook.’ 911 calls detail moments after Coral Springs plane crash

A series of 911 calls reveals the harrowing moments onlookers witnessed a Jamaica-bound disaster relief plane crash into a lake in Coral Springs, killing a father and daughter.

Alexander Wurm and his 22-year-old daughter, Serena Wurm, both died in the crash the morning of Monday, Nov. 10. The dad, who is also a pilot, was making another humanitarian aid trip to Jamaica as part of his ministry organization when their plane went down.

The two members of the Wurm family took off from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport shortly before air traffic control reported they lost communication with the Beech B100 registered as N30HG.

The Coral Springs Police Department released the calls that came in next.

“We were just talking to the aircraft and then we lost communication with him …” an air traffic controller told a 911 dispatcher. “I’m assuming he either crashed or landed somewhere around in that area. We can’t verify it, but we lost radar.

The plane crashed into a lake in the Windsor Bay neighborhood at 10:19 a.m., according to Coral Springs police.

“An aircraft just crashed,” said the first caller, who identified himself as a pilot as well. “It literally happened less than five seconds ago.”

He said he was sitting in his driveway when a plane that looked like a Cessna flew over his head and crashed, creating an explosion sound.

Within seconds, other residents started calling in the incident.

“There is a plane of some sort that just came by us and it crashed into the lake that is behind us.”

“I just saw a small plane crash.”

“Hi, a plane just landed in our lake.”

Another caller wasn’t sure what had happened but heard the sound and smelled fuel.

“I heard the explosion, I felt it, and stuff came flying over the houses into the lake,” he said. “Debris flew into the lake.”

As soon as the plane entered the water, it disappeared, according to reports.

“My entire house shook,” one resident said, adding he heard something zoom by and crash.

One call captured a woman evacuating her parents from her house after thinking the plane had hit her home, although footage of the incident doesn’t show the plane hitting a home.

Callers pleaded for first responders to hurry as many were in shock at what they had just seen. Dispatch asked the callers whether they saw anyone in the lake or around the plane, but no one did.

“I just see rubble,” one woman said. “Nobody made it out. They’re gone.”

Alexander Wurm founded Ignite the Fire Ministry, which focuses on missionary work and Christian evangelism in the Caribbean. In a tribute on social media, the organization identified the victims of the plane crash as the Wurms.

“As a teacher, he possessed an uncanny ability to break down the most brutal truths into something we could actually grasp,” according to the post. “And beyond all the roles — Husband, father, friend, counsellor, mentor — he was the person we could be completely raw with, and he’d meet us there with grace and understanding. May his love and wisdom continue to echo through everything we do.”

“Serena, following in her father’s footsteps, was a beacon of empathy and hope, inspiring all with her commitment to humanitarian work,” the organization shared. “Together, their final journey embodied selflessness and courage, reminding us of the power of service and love.”

The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

This story was originally published November 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM.