Skydiving Plane Crash Kills 11 in France
Investigators say the Pilatus PC-6 had no black boxes and may have lost engine power seconds after takeoff.
- On Sunday, June 28, 2026, a Pilatus PC-6 skydiving plane crashed in Tomblaine, near Nancy, killing all 11 people on board shortly after takeoff from the Nancy-Essey airfield.
- Meurthe-Et-Moselle Prefect Yves Séguy stated the aircraft "was carrying out parachute jump exercises when it suffered a malfunction that clearly caused the crash," falling almost vertically about 300 metres from the runway.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nunez reported the victims included five instructors, five student parachutists, and the pilot, adding that witnessing the crash caused families "tremendous emotion and an even greater psychological trauma."
- The Paris prosecutor's office entrusted the investigation to the Air Transport Gendarmerie, though aviation consultant Gérard Feldzer noted the inquiry will be challenging due to the absence of black boxes.
- Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot described the disaster as France's most significant skydiving aviation accident in three decades, as victim support associations including France Victimes 54 provided psychological assistance.
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Eleven people, five of whom were to make their parachute baptism, died on Sunday in the accident in Tomblaine, Meurthe and Moselle.
Skydiving plane crashes in France, killing all 11 on board
TOMBLAINE, France — Families watched in shock as a skydiving plane carrying their loved ones on what was meant to be a thrilling introduction to parachuting crashed in northeastern France on Sunday, killing all 11 people on board, authorities said.
In the aftermath of the air accident, which killed 11 people in Tomblaine (Meurthe-et-Moselle), the aircraft was evacuated this Monday evening. Nevertheless, the investigation is only just beginning.
The crash of a Pilatus PC-6 in Tomblaine (Meurthe-et-Moselle) on Sunday, June 28, claimed eleven victims. The Bureau d'inquests et d'analyses pour la sécurité de l'aviation civile (BEA) is conducting a thorough investigation to understand the causes of the most serious general aviation accident in France in 30 years.
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