Aircraft crash inquest adjourned

William Mills died during the crash near Magor

An extensive inquiry into how a light aircraft crashed, killing two south Wales men, will be carried out before inquests can be completed.

Paul Sweeting, 33, from Caerphilly, and William Mills, 66, from Glascoed, near Pontypool, died on Friday in the crash near Magor in Monmouthshire.

An inquest was opened at Newport by coroner's officer Kenneth Le Prevost.

But Gwent coroner David Bowen adjourned it indefinitely until the Civil Aviation Authority's investigation.

The coroner heard how police were called to the crash site at about 1550 BST on Friday.

There is an extensive inquiry by the Civil Aviation Authority and Gwent Police and it is likely to be some time before the findings are known Kenneth Le Prevost, coroner's officer

The pilots crashed near Magor on a return flight from Cornwall.

Part of the plane's wing ended up on a road near a Tesco distribution depot at Magor, two miles from the M4.

The bodies of Mr Mills and Mr Sweeting were found at separate locations.

Mr Le Prevost said post-mortem examinations had been carried out, but the cause of death was not yet determined.

"There is an extensive inquiry by the Civil Aviation Authority and Gwent Police and it is likely to be some time before the findings are known," he said.

Mr Le Prevost said the aircraft had been registered to Mr Mills and both men had been flying it at the time.

Mr Bowen said the men's bodies could now be released to their relatives.