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| Light aircraft crash kills pilot | Light aircraft crash kills pilot |
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| A two-seater light aircraft has crashed into a field in Lincolnshire, killing the pilot. | |
| The plane is thought to have come down near the river Ancholme at Bishop Norton near Market Rasen. | The plane is thought to have come down near the river Ancholme at Bishop Norton near Market Rasen. |
| Lincolnshire Police said the pilot was the only one on board the aircraft which crashed away from any buildings. | |
| The crash was reported to emergency services at 1435 BST. An RAF search and rescue team along with fire and rescue teams were sent to the scene. | The crash was reported to emergency services at 1435 BST. An RAF search and rescue team along with fire and rescue teams were sent to the scene. |
| The Air Accidents Investigation Branch of the Department for Transport has been informed and an investigation team is expected to be at the scene later on Wednesday night. | |
| 'Almighty fireball' | 'Almighty fireball' |
| Eyewitness Andrew Henderson told BBC Radio Lincolnshire: "I was out walking my dog. I saw this plane hurtling to the ground at a 45 degree angle. | Eyewitness Andrew Henderson told BBC Radio Lincolnshire: "I was out walking my dog. I saw this plane hurtling to the ground at a 45 degree angle. |
| "You could clearly see one of the engines on fire and smoke coming out of it followed by an almighty fireball." | "You could clearly see one of the engines on fire and smoke coming out of it followed by an almighty fireball." |
| A spokeswoman for Lincolnshire Police said it was not known yet where the aircraft had flown from or its planned destination. | A spokeswoman for Lincolnshire Police said it was not known yet where the aircraft had flown from or its planned destination. |
| "They [investigators] need to understand exactly how this has happened," she said. | "They [investigators] need to understand exactly how this has happened," she said. |
| "We've got the 'ambucopter' and the air and rescue search helicopter on the scene along with fire and rescue and police. | "We've got the 'ambucopter' and the air and rescue search helicopter on the scene along with fire and rescue and police. |
| "They'll all be working together as quickly as they can to get this incident sorted." | "They'll all be working together as quickly as they can to get this incident sorted." |
| An eye witness, 39, who did not want to be named said he was driving out of the village of Glentham when he saw the plane coming down. | |
| "I saw the plane go across my windscreen with smoke streaming from it. | |
| "I went into the field to see if there was anything I could do to help but the plane was still partially on fire, so I called the emergency services.," he said. | |
| Insp Phillip Baker from Lincolnshire Police said: "An investigation will be conducted between the Air Accident Investigation team and Lincolnshire Police to confirm why the aircraft failed to get to its destination. | |
| "We'll bring in the experts, they will investigate and then we can release further details." |