This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/8461861.stm
The article has changed 6 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 4 | Version 5 |
|---|---|
| Two people killed in plane crash | Two people killed in plane crash |
| (about 9 hours later) | |
| Two people have been killed in a plane crash close to Oxford Airport. | Two people have been killed in a plane crash close to Oxford Airport. |
| The light aircraft came down and burst into flames in a snow-covered field just after 1400 GMT, near the A4095 Grove Road in Bladon. | |
| Eyewitness said flames from the wreckage rose 30ft (9m) into the air. A cordon has been set up while investigations into the crash start. | Eyewitness said flames from the wreckage rose 30ft (9m) into the air. A cordon has been set up while investigations into the crash start. |
| The plane was not based at the airport but had been grounded since Christmas due to recent poor weather conditions. | The plane was not based at the airport but had been grounded since Christmas due to recent poor weather conditions. |
| Eyewitness Michael McPeak, who lives on Orchardfield Road in Bladon, was in his garden when he saw the accident happen. | Eyewitness Michael McPeak, who lives on Orchardfield Road in Bladon, was in his garden when he saw the accident happen. |
| I heard the engine stop and about two seconds afterwards there was a bang Eyewitness Maffi Moushkila | I heard the engine stop and about two seconds afterwards there was a bang Eyewitness Maffi Moushkila |
| "I heard the aircraft on full throttle," he said. | "I heard the aircraft on full throttle," he said. |
| "It looked like he was trying to pull the aircraft up but unfortunately crashed into the ground. | "It looked like he was trying to pull the aircraft up but unfortunately crashed into the ground. |
| "Within five seconds it burst into flames which were 30 feet high." | "Within five seconds it burst into flames which were 30 feet high." |
| Maffi Moushkila was a couple of miles away in the village of Thrupp when he heard the plane crash. | Maffi Moushkila was a couple of miles away in the village of Thrupp when he heard the plane crash. |
| He said: "I heard the engine stop and about two seconds afterwards there was a bang. | He said: "I heard the engine stop and about two seconds afterwards there was a bang. |
| "About 20 seconds later there was another bang. A few minutes later the airport alarm went off." | "About 20 seconds later there was another bang. A few minutes later the airport alarm went off." |
| South Central Ambulance Service said the plane came down in a field about half a mile from Heath Lane at Bladon. | South Central Ambulance Service said the plane came down in a field about half a mile from Heath Lane at Bladon. |
| The fire service sent four crews to the scene, but they had difficulty in putting the fire out because the remote location made it difficult to run hoses to the crash site. | The fire service sent four crews to the scene, but they had difficulty in putting the fire out because the remote location made it difficult to run hoses to the crash site. |
| Crews extinguished the blaze at just after 1540 GMT after using 4x4 vehicles to access the field. | Crews extinguished the blaze at just after 1540 GMT after using 4x4 vehicles to access the field. |
| The Air Accident Investigation Branch, based in Farnborough, Hampshire, has sent a team to investigate. | The Air Accident Investigation Branch, based in Farnborough, Hampshire, has sent a team to investigate. |