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Inquiry after fatal plane crash Fatal plane crash victims named
(about 13 hours later)
Investigators have been examining the wreckage of a plane after it crashed near Oxford leaving two men on board dead. Two men who were killed when a light aircraft crashed in Oxfordshire have been named as investigations continue into the cause.
The light aircraft crashed into a snowy field near the A4095 Grove Road in Bladon, near Oxford Airport, on Friday. The pilot, Anthony Carr, 55, from Stratford-upon-Avon, and his passenger Richard Leonard, 45, from Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, died on Friday.
Two men, aged 44 and 54, were killed in the crash, which is being investigated by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB). Their Piper PA-31 came down near Oxford Airport at about 1400 GMT on Friday.
The plane crashed at about 1400 GMT soon after it had taken off. The wreckage will be examined fully at the Hampshire base of the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB).
Eyewitness Michael McPeak, of Orchard Field Lane, was in his garden when he saw the accident happen. 'Completely destroyed'
'Flames 30-ft high' Michael McPeak was in the garden of his home in Orchard Field Lane when he saw the plane which came down near the A4095 Grove Road in Bladon.
"It looked like he was trying to pull the aircraft up but unfortunately crashed into the ground," he told BBC News."It looked like he was trying to pull the aircraft up but unfortunately crashed into the ground," he told BBC News.
"Within five seconds it burst into flames which were 30 feet high.""Within five seconds it burst into flames which were 30 feet high."
The plane, which the AAIB confirmed was a Piper PA-31, was not based at the airport, but had been grounded since Christmas because of recent poor weather conditions.
Thames Valley Police said that the wreckage was due to be recovered later.
'Plane destroyed'
Insp Paul Wince, of Thames Valley Police, said: "The plane was completely destroyed in the crash, both by the impact and fire.Insp Paul Wince, of Thames Valley Police, said: "The plane was completely destroyed in the crash, both by the impact and fire.
"We will begin a stage of reconstructing what happened and recovering the wreckage of the aircraft.""We will begin a stage of reconstructing what happened and recovering the wreckage of the aircraft."
An AAIB spokesperson said that a team was investigating "all aspects" of the accident. An AAIB spokesperson said that a team was investigating "all aspects" of the accident but added it was "not possible to speculate on the cause of the accident at this stage".
She added: "It is not possible to speculate on the cause of the accident at this stage."