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| Date: | Friday 19 September 2025 |
| Time: | c. 09:20 LT |
| Type: | Hot air balloon |
| Owner/operator: | Virgin Balloons |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 17 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | near Newpound Common, Wisborough Green, West Sussex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Billingshurst |
| Dunsfold | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A man climbed out of a hot air balloon basket mid-flight in what is believed to be a tragic act of suicide.
His body was found about 4.5 hours later in a field near Newpound Common, Wisborough Green, West Sussex.
Sources:
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/man-jumps-hot-air-balloon-dead-sussex-b1248761.html
https://people.com/uk-man-dies-after-climbing-out-of-hot-air-balloon-mid-air-england-11814134
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgmz2nzn18ro
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Sep-2025 18:56 | Propstrike | Added |
| 22-Sep-2025 19:00 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Sep-2025 22:51 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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