A famous drummer is feared to have died in a private jet crash that killed at least two people hours after he shared a photo of himself at its controls.

Daniel Williams, formerly of hugely-popular Christian metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada, filmed himself boarding the Cessna 550 at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey late Wednesday night.

The drummer, 39, also shared pictures of him at the controls of the small aircraft, said that he was the 'co-pilot now'. It's unclear if he was joking.

An eerie final post showed him at the plane's controls with the caption: 'Here we gooooo'

The plane, with a tail number of N666DS, took off from Teterboro Airport in on Wednesday at 11.15pm ET, tracking data reveals.