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Private plane crashes into homes Plane crash destroys Kent homes
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A small plane thought to be carrying five people has crashed into two homes in Farnborough, Kent, exploding into flames. A small plane carrying two pilots and three passengers has crashed in Farnborough in Kent severely damaging a house and garage.
A large plume of black smoke was billowing from homes in Romsey Close after the plane came down at about 1430BST. Flames and a large plume of black smoke billowed from homes in Romsey Close after the Cessna Citation jet came down at about 1430BST near Darrick Wood.
Eyewitnesses said it came over nearby woods and into the street. It is not known if there was anyone in the homes. The plane's occupants are unaccounted for and police said a few people suffered minor injuries on the ground.
The plane is thought to be a twin engine Cessna Citation executive jet. Residents in the most severely damaged house were thought to be away.
'We're going in'
A man named as John told how he was piloting another plane at Biggin Hill when he heard a mayday call from a Cessna come over to the control tower.A man named as John told how he was piloting another plane at Biggin Hill when he heard a mayday call from a Cessna come over to the control tower.
As I turned off the runway, I looked back and saw the plane drop out of the sky JonPilot at Biggin Hill In pictures: Plane crashAs I turned off the runway, I looked back and saw the plane drop out of the sky JonPilot at Biggin Hill In pictures: Plane crash
He told the BBC: "I was about thirty seconds from touchdown and I heard a mayday call.He told the BBC: "I was about thirty seconds from touchdown and I heard a mayday call.
"(The pilot) reported severe engine vibrations. You could hear the alarms in the cockpit."(The pilot) reported severe engine vibrations. You could hear the alarms in the cockpit.
"The pilot came back over the radio a second or two later and said 'We're going down, we're going down'."The pilot came back over the radio a second or two later and said 'We're going down, we're going down'.
"The radio stayed live, and as I turned off the runway I looked back and I saw the plane basically drop out of the sky."The radio stayed live, and as I turned off the runway I looked back and I saw the plane basically drop out of the sky.
"And then the radio went dead and black smoke came up from over the hill.""And then the radio went dead and black smoke came up from over the hill."
Black smoke plumeBlack smoke plume
Another eyewitness, Paul Daisley, said: "We heard a light aircraft coming across as if it was having trouble putting its wheels up. An eyewitness, Paul Daisley, said: "We heard a light aircraft coming across as if it was having trouble putting its wheels up.
"The wheels wouldn't come down and it was dropping rather rapid[ly], as it came across the tennis centre. And then we just saw a big plume of black smoke go up in the air.""The wheels wouldn't come down and it was dropping rather rapid[ly], as it came across the tennis centre. And then we just saw a big plume of black smoke go up in the air."
Another, Karl Mills, told Sky News: "It was the loudest noise I've ever heard. All you could see was a big ball of fire, and smoke billowing over the house." Local resident Karl Mills, told Sky News: "It was the loudest noise I've ever heard. All you could see was a big ball of fire, and smoke billowing over the house."
Katherine Simnett told the BBC she believed the house was empty, and residents next door left safely. Another eyewitness Katherine Simnett told the BBC she believed the house was empty, and residents next door left safely.
She said roads in the crash area were closed and the smell of fuel was heavy in the air.She said roads in the crash area were closed and the smell of fuel was heavy in the air.
Nearby Farnborough Hospital said it was on standby to take any casualties.Nearby Farnborough Hospital said it was on standby to take any casualties.
A spokesperson from the Department of Transport says the Air Accident Investigation Branch are launching a full investigation into every aspect of the crash and the first inspectors are already on the scene.
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