Light aircraft crashes into trees at Northamptonshire airfield – investigation launched
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch has launched an investigation to find out how a light aircraft crashed into trees at a Northamptonshire airfield.
Emergency services were called to Turweston Aerodrome near Brackley on Friday August 7 where an aircraft was found to be in the tree line.
The pilot escaped unharmed, according to reports.
A spokesperson for Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue said: “One crew from Buckingham attended an incident involving a light aircraft that had collided with a tree line.
“Firefighters used an environmental protection pack and a pop-up containment pool to contain a small aviation fuel leak from the aircraft.”
An investigation is now underway to find out how the accident happened. A spokesperson for the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said: “On 7 August 2026 the AAIB was notified of an accident involving a light aircraft which occurred at Turweston Aerodrome, Northamptonshire.
"An investigation has commenced and enquiries are being made to understand the circumstance which led to the accident.”
The Aviation Safety Network reported that the student pilot was uninjured but taken to hospital as ‘as a matter of caution’ adding that the aircraft received substantial damage.