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A pilot and three passengers have died after a small private jet crashed into a car auction as it was trying to land.
A blaze broke out at the auction site based at Blackbushe Airport at 3.09pm when the Phenom 300 plane ploughed into a full car park.
All four people on board the plane were killed, said Inspector Olga Venner from Hampshire Police. She added that the airfield has been closed.
Sky News footage showed the aftermath of the crash near the end of the runway and debris from the jet could be seen strewn among the dozens of severely damaged cars.
Andrew Thomas, who was paying for a car at the time in the reception, told Sky News it was an “aggressive fire” and there was “explosion after explosion”.
He said: “I could see one of the wings sticking up and it was in flames and four, five cars around it were all in flames.
“That soon spread. After 10 or 12 minutes the fire brigade got there and managed to get on top of it quickly, which was fortunate because at one stage it felt like the fire was going to rip across the whole car park.”
The A30, which backs on to the airport, has been closed following the incident and motorists have been asked by police to avoid the area.
Robert Belcher, a local aviation enthusiast, said he was driving home when he saw black smoke billowing from the site.
“I could see the plume of smoke waving from about five miles away and was hoping it was just a car fire rather than an aircraft accident.”
He added: “Apparently the aircraft was landing and just didn’t stop. At the end of the runway there is a car park because the airport is used for car auctions and it’s gone into there.”
Jenny Cole posted on Facebook: “This is just behind our house – sky is black with smoke. I really hope everyone involved is ok.”
Hampshire police and the Air Accident Investigation Branch are undertaking a joint probe to determine the cause of the accident, said Inspector Venner.
She added: “There were four people on board, including the pilot. Sadly there were no survivors. There have been no injuries on the ground.”
An airport spokesman said: “Blackbushe Airport confirmed that a Phenom 300 Jet with four persons on board crashed near the end of the runway around 3.09pm while attempting to make a landing.”
A number of ambulances were at the scene, including an air ambulance, during the incident.
The private airport in Camberley hosts various events from model airshows to drag racing.
Courtesy of Sky News
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