This is the moment a plane crashed into the sea killing six on board just yards from a luxury hotel along the coast of Thailand this morning.

Terrifying footage captured the Viking DHC-6 Twin Otter plunging into the water in the Cha-am district, around 80 miles southwest of the capital, Bangkok.

Horrified guests at the Baby Grand Hua Hin Hotel watched as the aircraft slammed into the ocean during a ‘parachute practice’ exercise shortly after 8am local time (2am GMT).

Isara Supasa said she heard the plane’s engine and saw it nose dive into the shallow water.

She added: ‘I was shocked and ran onto the beach. There was no sign of life coming from the plane.’

Several locals, along with passing fishermen, rushed over to the wreckage.

Five people were pulled from the water by divers, but they were pronounced dead at the scene.

A sixth person died later in hospital, according to a Royal Thai Police statement on Facebook.