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Two people escaped injury after their light aircraft crashed after taking off from a small airfield near Newport. Two men escaped with minor injuries after their light aircraft crashed after taking off from a small airfield near Newport.
The pilot and passenger walked away from the plane, which is then believed to have caught fire. The pilot and passenger walked away from the two-seater KIS Cruiser, which then caught fire.
South Wales Fire Service said the aircraft, which came down at 1140 BST, had just taken off from Whitson airfield for Filton near Bristol. Gwent Police said the aircraft tried to make an emergency landing after taking off from Upfield Farm, Whiston at 1140 BST en route for Filton near Bristol.
One resident said the incident happened close to homes and buildings in the village. One resident said the incident happened close to homes and the village hall.
The fire service said the pilot and his passenger managed to escape safely. Gwent Police said the single-engine plane is thought to have caught fire after landing in a field by a roadside in Whitson.
The plane was badly damaged in the fire. Two men from the aircraft, both from Usk in Monmouthshire, were treated by paramedics at the scene for minor injuries.
They did not require hospital treatment.
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said the plane was badly damaged in the fire.
The aircraft was covered in a blanket of foam by fire crews.The aircraft was covered in a blanket of foam by fire crews.
The two people from the plane were seen by paramedics but declined to go to hospital.
It could have been dreadful, there are lots of houses clustered around Local residentIt could have been dreadful, there are lots of houses clustered around Local resident
A villager, who did not want to be named, said the first they had heard was sirens.A villager, who did not want to be named, said the first they had heard was sirens.
"It had gone quite low because it hit the electricity wires and they are down."It had gone quite low because it hit the electricity wires and they are down.
"It came down right against the road and it just missed the stables, you could see a pillar of smoke.""It came down right against the road and it just missed the stables, you could see a pillar of smoke."
The villager said police had cordoned off the scene and she believed the aircraft had missed the village hall by around six yards.The villager said police had cordoned off the scene and she believed the aircraft had missed the village hall by around six yards.
She said there a smell of burning plastic in the area.She said there a smell of burning plastic in the area.
According to the villager, there was no-one in the hall at the time but someone had been working in the nearby stables.According to the villager, there was no-one in the hall at the time but someone had been working in the nearby stables.
"It could have been dreadful, there are lots of houses clustered around.""It could have been dreadful, there are lots of houses clustered around."
A Gwent Police spokesman said: "The two people inside the aircraft are not believed to have been seriously injured and have been seen by paramedics. A Gwent Police spokesman said: "The police and fire service remain at the scene to ensure the safe removal of the remains of the aircraft."
"Emergency services are at the scene. There is likely to be congestion in the area and people are advised to avoid the area if they can."
The Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) have been called in.The Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) have been called in.
Two people were killed in a light aircraft crash five miles away, just over a year ago.Two people were killed in a light aircraft crash five miles away, just over a year ago.
The earlier incident happened at Magor.The earlier incident happened at Magor.