Pilatus PC-6

A skydiving plane crashed in northeastern France, killing all 11 people on board, including five parachuting instructors, five novice jumpers, and the pilot. The single-engine Pilatus PC-6 malfunctioned shortly after takeoff near Nancy-Essey airfield, falling vertically and narrowly avoiding a populated area. The incident marks France's largest aviation accident involving skydiving in about 30 years.

A skydiving plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Nancy-Essey Airport in northeastern France, killing all 11 people aboard, including five instructors, five novice jumpers, and the pilot. French authorities confirmed the aircraft malfunctioned and fell vertically near residential homes, prompting an investigation led by the Paris prosecutor's office and France's Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses.

A skydiving plane crashed near Nancy-Essey airfield in northeastern France, killing all 11 people on board, including five instructors, five novice jumpers, and the pilot. The single-engine Pilatus PC-6 malfunctioned shortly after takeoff, falling vertically near the runway and causing severe psychological trauma to witnesses.

A skydiving plane crashed in northeastern France shortly after takeoff, killing all 11 people on board, including five instructors, five novice jumpers, and the pilot. The single-engine Pilatus PC-6 fell vertically near the Nancy-Essey airfield, narrowly avoiding a populated area.

A skydiving plane crashed in northeastern France shortly after takeoff, killing all 11 people on board, including five instructors, five novice jumpers, and the pilot. The incident, France's largest skydiving-related aviation accident in 30 years, occurred near Nancy-Essey airfield when the Pilatus PC-6 aircraft malfunctioned and fell vertically, narrowly avoiding a populated area.