Skydiving plane crashes in France, killing all 11 people on board
Key takeaways
- A skydiving plane crashed in eastern France on Sunday, killing all 11 people on board.
- By: FRANCE 24 This photograph shows the wreckage of a Pilatus PC-6 light aircraft after it crashed at Tomblaine, on the outskirts of Nancy, eastern France, on June 28, 2026.
- The crash in the town of Tomblaine killed five instructors, five students and the pilot, said Yves Seguy, the prefect of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department.
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A skydiving plane crashed in eastern France on Sunday, killing all 11 people on board. The crash in the town of Tomblaine killed five instructors, five students and the pilot, according to local officials. The cause of the incident was not immediately clear, and a technical investigation has been opened, according to a French deputy public prosecutor.
By: FRANCE 24 This photograph shows the wreckage of a Pilatus PC-6 light aircraft after it crashed at Tomblaine, on the outskirts of Nancy, eastern France, on June 28, 2026. © Jean-Christophe Verhaegen, AFP A skydiving plane crashed Sunday in eastern France, killing all 11 people on board – among them a group of nurses – local authorities said, the country's deadliest ever general aviation accident.
The crash in the town of Tomblaine killed five instructors, five students and the pilot, said Yves Seguy, the prefect of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department.