A plane burst into a fireball when it crashed into power lines and traffic lights before smashing into a road just inches from cars.

The small aircraft was filmed by a dashboard camera quickly diving towards the ground above Mukilteo Speedway in Mukilteo, Washington, USA, yesterday afternoon.

Footage shows several cars sitting in traffic waiting patiently for the lightsto turn green when suddenly the aircraft appears and plummets quickly towards the ground.

The plane hits several electricity wires and the traffic lights as it descends, causing it to burst into a huge fireball and crash into Harbor Point Boulevard Southwest, causing a huge plume of smoke to arise into the sky.

Several cars are then seen turning away from the road and taking a different route to avoid the scene of the crash.

A number of cars were damaged and traffic was blocked for several hours but there were no serious injuries, according to Mukilteo Police Department.

Investigators told Q13 Fox the pilot, a man from Oregon, took off from Paine Field nearby just before 3.30pm local time before losing power. He added he attempted to land on Harbor Point Boulevard as it was clear, but inadvertently clipped the power lines.

Amanda Hayes, a motorist who was driving to work with her colleague, said she felt the fireball as the plane went over her van.

She added: '[It felt] terrifying and hot, but we're ok, and it's really all I can ask for that nobody involved was injured.'

Nearby resident Ron Cohen, a pilot himself, said: 'It looks like he [the pilot] did an incredible job.'

Snohomish County Public Utilities District said there was a brief power cut in the area after the single-engine plane hit the power lines.