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NTSB accident investigation · Rutan Varieze · Worplesdon, United Kingdom · October 6, 2026

Accident · FatalClass 5 · Foreign
Date
October 6, 2026
Place
Worplesdon, United Kingdom
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
G-BIMXRutan Varieze
Defining event
Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
203954

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
G-BIMX
Reported as
Rutan Varieze
Category
Airplane
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial