Shocking new footage has surfaced that appears to show a 747-400 cargo crashing at Afghanistan?s Bagram Airport which killed seven people.

DRAMATIC footage has emerged that is believed to be of a US cargo airline crash that killed all seven crew members on board.

The civilian cargo plane owned by an American company crashed at Bagram Air Field, north of the Afghan capital, soon after takeoff, killing all seven people aboard,on Tuesday.

In the video, which military sources told Fox News may have been taken from the dashboard camera of a service member, the Boeing 747-400 takes off, then appears suspended in the air for a moment before turning and nose-diving into the ground, bursting into flames.

While the Taliban quickly claimed responsibility for downing the jet, NATO said in a statement that the Taliban "claims are false''.

The coalition says the cause of the crash was being investigated by emergency crews that rushed to the site, but there was no sign of insurgent activity in the area at the time.

The plane - owned by National Airlines, an Orlando, Florida-based subsidiary of National Air Cargo - was carrying vehicles and other cargo, according to National Air Cargo vice president Shirley Kaufman.

She said those killed were four pilots, two mechanics and a load master, who was responsible for making sure that the weight and balance of the cargo is appropriate.

Five of the seven fatalities were from Michigan, said Kaufman.

"We are not yet releasing the identities of the colleagues we lost out of respect for their families who need a little more time to reach other loved ones,'' she said in an email.

The US National Transportation Safety Board and the Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority are investigating the crash, she said.

with AP