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Pilot Self-Extracts After Light Aircraft Found Upside Down in West Sussex Field

The BBC reported that fire crews found the aircraft inverted near Adversane on 10 August, with the pilot already out of the aircraft.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 11, 2026, 5:44 a.m. ETWritten Aug 11, 2026, 8:20 p.m. ET
A was found upside down in a field near , West Sussex, on 10 August 2026, according to the BBC. The event remains open and details are still developing. The BBC reported that fire crews were called at and found the aircraft inverted in a field. The pilot had self-extracted before firefighters reached the scene, according to the BBC. The BBC reported the aircraft was at the time. No casualty or injury figures were reported. The cause has not been determined. No investigating authority's findings were included in the available reporting. The aircraft has not been identified in the reporting; no registration was given. Geographic reference data places in the district of West Sussex, England, with a settlement elevation of 62 ft, and lists Hadfold Farm Airstrip 0.4 miles WSW and Fowler's Field Airstrip 1.1 miles W. That reference data locates the settlement only, not the site of the event.

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Reference data

From aircraft and geographic registries, not from the news sources. Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.

Terrain elevation
62 ft
Nearest aerodrome
0.4 miles WSW of Hadfold Farm Airstrip (GB-0748)

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