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Operation to recover crash bodies Operation to recover crash bodies
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Rescue workers are due to attempt to recover the bodies of five people killed after a private jet crashed into a housing estate at Farnborough, Kent. Teams are preparing to recover the bodies of five people killed after a private jet crashed into a housing estate at Farnborough, Kent.
The dead have not been officially identified but are believed to include ex-touring car racer David Leslie and racing team owner Richard Lloyd. Ex-touring car racer David Leslie, team owner Richard Lloyd and pilot Mike Roberts were among those who died.
No survivors were found after the Cessna Citation 1 jet burst into flames, destroying a garage and house. No survivors were found after the Cessna jet crashed and burst into flames on Sunday, destroying a house.
Air accident investigators will study reports the jet had engine problems. Air accident investigators are working at the scene and will study reports of engine problems just after take-off.
Serious problems 'Engine vibrations'
The pilot reportedly told air traffic control of severe engine vibrations in the moments before the crash. The plane was on a business flight from nearby Biggin Hill airfield to France.
The plane had been en-route from nearby Biggin Hill airfield to France. In the moments before the crash, the pilot reportedly told air traffic control of severe engine vibrations and asked for permission to land again.
Two pilots and three passengers were killed. Two pilots and three passengers were killed when the Cessna Citation 1 jet came down in Romsey Close at about 1430 BST.
It is understood that among the dead was Mike Roberts, believed to be one of the pilots on board. Residents who watched in horror as the plane plummeted with a loud "roar" said it was a "miracle" that no-one on the ground was badly injured. Two people were treated for shock.
Mr Leslie, who was born in Dumfries, won nine races in a 13-year touring car career. The people who live in the damaged house were away on holiday and are now staying with friends.
The Cessna Citation 1 jet came down in Romsey Close at about 1430 BST.
No-one on the ground was badly injured, but two people were treated for shock.
The people who live in the damaged house - which was empty at the time of the crash - were away on holiday.
They have returned since the crash and are being comforted by friends.
It is thought the plane got into difficulties just after take-off from Biggin Hill.
CESSNA CITATION 1 First produced in 1976Two Pratt & Whitney enginesCapacity of eight peopleMax speed 647km/hMax take-off weight 10,850lbsProduction ceased 1985 Eyewitness accountsIn pictures: Crash aftermathCESSNA CITATION 1 First produced in 1976Two Pratt & Whitney enginesCapacity of eight peopleMax speed 647km/hMax take-off weight 10,850lbsProduction ceased 1985 Eyewitness accountsIn pictures: Crash aftermath
BBC transport correspondent Tom Symonds said accidents were rare among Cessna jets such as the one which crashed. When air accident investigators have finished their initial search, including looking for the flight recorder, and surveyors give the all clear, police will move in to try to recover bodies.
He added that engine failure at or just after take-off is one of the most serious problems a pilot can face, because the plane is at a low altitude, climbing at a lower speed, and full of fuel. Bromley police Chief Superintendent Charles Griggs said: "The site itself is relatively dangerous.
Aviation expert Chris Yates told the BBC that just because the Citation was a small aircraft did not mean its crew would not have been well-trained. "Once they give us the all clear, my body recovery team will go on to site, and it will be a slow painstaking recovery, because, on behalf of the coroner, we have to focus on identity."
"These are professional commercial pilots," he said. Seven families in the close had been evacuated after the crash, and they would be not be able to return for several days.
"They go through a training regime equal to that of commercial passenger jet pilots. They know what they are doing." The wreckage will later be taken to Farnborough, Hampshire, for examination.
Andrew Walters, chairman of Biggin Hill Airport, confirmed that the passengers were on a business trip to France. The aircraft had just taken off when the pilot made an emergency call and asked for permission to land again. Family liaison officers were in contact with families of four of the victims, police said, but the fifth family had not yet been traced.
"Unfortunately it crashed before reaching the airport," Mr Walters said. Mr Leslie, 54, who was born in Dumfriesshire, was best known for winning nine races in a 13-year touring car career in the Super Tourer era of the 1990s.
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. Friends have described him as a "good and kind" man who helped younger racing drivers, including David Coulthard.
It is thought he was working on setting up the new Jaguar racing team with fellow victim Richard Lloyd, 63, the boss of Apex Motorsport, and also a former touring car champion.
BBC transport correspondent Tom Symonds said accidents were rare among Cessna jets such as the one in Sunday's crash.
Engine failure at or just after take-off is one of the most serious problems a pilot can face, because the plane is at a low altitude, climbing at a lower speed, and full of fuel.
A pilot named as John, who was landing another plane at Biggin Hill at the time, 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.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."
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