A skydiving plane crash in northeastern France kills all 11 people aboard shortly after takeoff, according to officials and multiple reports. Flight tracking data identifies the aircraft as a single-engine Pilatus PC-6, a small turboprop transport aircraft used for carrying freight, passengers, and skydivers. The crash occurs moments after the aircraft leaves the ground. Reports state that the pilot and 10 parachutists are among the dead, with one outlet also describing five instructors and five jumpers among the fatalities. Fox News reports that investigators probe the circumstances after the aircraft suffers a malfunction shortly after takeoff. Authorities and investigators are working to determine what caused the malfunction and the subsequent crash, including examining the aircraft and available flight information. No source provides definitive conclusions about the cause at the time of reporting, but all agree on the aircraft type and that the crash happens very shortly after takeoff, resulting in the deaths of everyone on board.
Pilatus PC-6 skydiving plane crash in France kills 11 shortly after takeoff
A skydiving plane crash in northeastern France kills all 11 people aboard shortly after takeoff, according to officials and multiple reports. Flight tracking data identifies the aircraft as a single-e...
- A skydiving plane crash occurs shortly after takeoff in northeastern France.
- The aircraft is identified as a Pilatus PC-6 single-engine turboprop.
- All 11 people aboard die in the crash.
- Reports describe the onboard group as involving instructors and skydivers/paras.
- French investigators are probing the circumstances after a malfunction is reported shortly after takeoff.
A skydiving plane crash in northeastern France killed all 11 people aboard after the Pilatus PC-6 suffered a malfunction shortly after takeoff.
1 hour agoFlight tracking sites identified the plane as a single-engine Pilatus PC-6, a small transporter of freight, passengers and skydivers.
2 hours agoThe turboprop crashed moments after takeoff in France, killing the pilot, five instructors and five jumpers.
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