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| Two escape light aircraft crash | Two escape light aircraft crash |
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| Two men escaped with minor injuries 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 two-seater KIS Cruiser, which then caught fire. | The pilot and passenger walked away from the two-seater KIS Cruiser, which then caught fire. |
| Gwent Police said the aircraft tried to make an emergency landing after taking off from Upfield Farm, Whitson at 1140 BST en route for Filton near Bristol. | |
| One resident said the incident happened close to homes and the village hall. | One resident said the incident happened close to homes and the village hall. |
| Gwent Police said the single-engine plane is thought to have caught fire after landing in a field by a roadside in Whitson. | Gwent Police said the single-engine plane is thought to have caught fire after landing in a field by a roadside in Whitson. |
| Two men from the aircraft, both from Usk in Monmouthshire, were treated by paramedics at the scene for minor injuries. | 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. | They did not require hospital treatment. |
| Fire crews covered the plane with foam after it burst into flames | Fire crews covered the plane with foam after it burst into flames |
| South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said the plane was badly damaged in the fire. | 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. |
| 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. |
| The incident happened at Whitson near Newport | The incident happened at Whitson near Newport |
| 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 police and fire service remain at the scene to ensure the safe removal of the remains of the aircraft." | 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." |
| 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. |