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Pilot in his 70s dies after light aircraft crashes in field at Worplesdon, near Guildford

A man in his 70s, the pilot, died when a light aircraft crashed in a field in Worplesdon, just outside Guildford, on Tuesday 6 October. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch will investigate.

2 outlets · 1L · 0C · 1R First reported Account updated
Image: Daily Express
Image: Daily Mirror

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The story, neutrally told

Left · 1A light aircraft crashed in a field in Worplesdon, just outside Guildford, at around 3.30pm on Tuesday 6 October. Mixed · 2The pilot, a man in his 70s, was pronounced dead at the scene, and Surrey Police said his next of kin have been informed. Mixed · 2Surrey Police, Surrey Fire & Rescue Service and the South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) attended, with a critical care paramedic and the Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex also at the scene.

Left · 1The Mirror places the aircraft in a field north of Gravetts Lane, while the ambulance service described a field off Gravetts Lane. Left · 1The circumstances of the crash remain unclear, and the Air Accidents Investigation Branch will carry out an investigation.

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Left1 outlet

Framing
Factual incident report built on police and ambulance statements, led by the death and the confirmation by Surrey Police.
Emphasis
Official statements, the location, emergency response and the AAIB investigation.
Leaves out or plays down
No eyewitness accounts or identification of the aircraft type or the pilot.
For example
“Sadly, a male patient was declared deceased at the scene.” — Daily Mirror

Centre0 outlets

No centre outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.

Right1 outlet

Framing
Short, emotive report that leads with the death and the emergency response.
Emphasis
The death and the attendance of police, fire crews and paramedics.
Leaves out or plays down
Gives no age, time, date, location detail or investigation information in the available text.
Charged language
“Horror”
For example
“Horror as man dies after aircraft crashes down in Guildford field” — Daily Express