(CNN) — A live-streamed, mid-air “plane swap” stunt that ended with a plane crashing in the Arizona desert is under federal investigation after organizers allegedly defied a government order.

On Sunday, Mission: Impossible – Fallout director Christopher McQuarrie shared a photo on Instagram of Cruise preparing for an extraordinary stunt. “Just one shot left. At 25,000 feet.

The engine in the stunt plane, similar to these pictured above, suddenly stopped working. The engine in the stunt plane, similar to these pictured above, suddenly stopped working. Roslan Rahman ...

A live-streamed, mid-air “plane-swap” stunt that ended with a plane crashing in the Arizona desert is under federal investigation after organizers allegedly defied a government order.

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning concludes with a plane stunt that took Tom Cruise a long time to film properly. Here's how he pulled it off.

Christopher McQuarrie has revealed that they had to cut the biggest stunt of the Mission: Impossible franchise and it nearly killed Tom Cruise (unsurprisingly). The Mission: Impossible series is ...