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No survivors in Kent plane crash No survivors in Kent plane crash
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Two pilots and three passengers were killed when a small plane crashed into a housing estate in Farnborough, Kent. Two pilots and three passengers have been killed after their small plane crashed into a housing estate in Farnborough, Kent.
No survivors were found after the Cessna Citation 1 jet came down in Romsey Close at about 1430 BST, destroying a house and garage. No survivors were found after the Cessna Citation 1 jet came down in Romsey Close at about 1430 BST.
Their bodies have not yet been recovered, rescue workers said. Nearby residents were evacuated and accident investigators sent to the scene. The plane - which was en route from nearby Biggin Hill airfield to France - burst into flames, destroying a garage and house, which was empty at the time.
Residents in the most severely damaged house are thought to be on holiday. No-one on the ground was badly injured, but two people were treated for shock.
Emergency call The people who live in the damaged house were away on holiday.
A full investigation into the crash is under way, the Department of Transport said.
Ambulance workers said they were working on a "recovery operation" but no-one could approach the aircraft because damage had made the site so unsafe.
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 crash
Ian Todd, Assistant Director of Operations for the London Ambulance Service, said the accident could have been much worse.
"We are very grateful that the plane has clearly come down on the periphery of that area and that there hasn't been a greater loss of life."
Two people were taken to the Princess Royal Hospital, Farnborough suffering from shock.
Eight fire engines and 40 firefighters were sent to the scene.
Andrew Walters, chairman of nearby Biggin Hill Airport, said the commercial flight which was en-route to France had just taken off when the pilot made an emergency call and asked for permission to land again.
"Unfortunately it crashed before reaching the airport," he said.
'We're going down''We're going down'
A pilot named as John told how he was landing another plane at the airport when he heard a mayday call from a Cessna come over to the control tower. It is thought the plane got into difficulties just after take-off from Biggin Hill.
He told the BBC: "I was about thirty seconds from touchdown and I heard a mayday call. As I turned off the runway, I looked back and saw the plane drop out of the sky JonPilot at Biggin Hill class="" href="/1/hi/in_pictures/7321655.stm">In pictures: Plane crash class="" href="/1/hi/uk/7321720.stm">What eyewitnesses saw
"(The pilot) reported severe engine vibrations. You could hear the alarms in the cockpit. The airport said the plane was a commercial flight en-route to France. It had just taken off when the pilot made an emergency call and asked for permission to land again.
"Unfortunately it crashed before reaching the airport," said airport chairman Andrew Walters.
A pilot named as John, who was landing another plane at Biggin Hill, heard the mayday call. The Cessna pilot reported "severe engine vibrations", he said.
He told the BBC: "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."
Local residents heard a "loud roar" and saw the plane flying along at a "funny angle" with its tail down and nose up. In the aftermath of the crash, they said the air was thick with the smell of fuel. 'Felt the heat'
Matthew Wincott, 37, who lives opposite the site, said: "I'd just finished lunch when I heard an almighty roar. Local residents said they heard a "roar" and saw the plane flying along at a "funny angle" with its tail down and nose up. In the aftermath of the crash, they said the air was thick with the smell of fuel.
"I looked out of the back window and saw this stunning jet coming into view. Matthew Wincott, 37, who lives opposite, said: "I'd just finished lunch when I heard an almighty roar. I looked out of the back window and saw this stunning jet coming into view.
"It was banking slightly and the wheels were definitely up. I ran out of the front of the house. It just hit the ground and burst into flames. No bodies have been recovered from the wreckage
"It was banking slightly. I ran out of the front of the house. It just hit the ground and burst into flames.
"It was absolute carnage. I couldn't get anywhere near the plane, but I could feel the heat.""It was absolute carnage. I couldn't get anywhere near the plane, but I could feel the heat."
'Away on holiday' Another eyewitness, Jamie Foot, 17, was watching TV on the sofa when he saw the plane "come over the top of the garage".
Another eyewitness, Jamie Foot, 17, said: "I was sitting on the settee watching TV with my sister and the aeroplane came over the top of the garage. "There was a massive explosion and a big fireball and smokeball went up in the air," he said.
"There was a massive explosion and a big fireball and smokeball went up in the air." Locals have said it was a "miracle" no-one living in the street was injured or killed and that no-one was at home in the house which bore the brunt of the crash.
Christine Diamond, who lives next door to the house which bore the brunt of the damage said the owners, Pat and Ed Harman, were away on holiday when the incident happened. Next-door neighbour Christine Diamond, said the owners, Pat and Ed Harman, were away on holiday.
"They are going to be absolutely devastated by this, but I'm just so glad that they weren't inside at the time," she said."They are going to be absolutely devastated by this, but I'm just so glad that they weren't inside at the time," she said.
Ian Todd, of the London Ambulance Service, said he was "grateful that there hasn't been a greater loss of life."
In the wake of the crash, local residents were evacuated. People living around the site will not be able to return to their homes on Sunday night.
Accident inspectors were sent to the scene, while eight fire engines and 40 firefighters worked to tackle the blaze.
Bodies in the wreckage have not yet been recovered. Work to remove them would begin on Monday, police said.
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