A Pilatus light aircraft carrying paratroopers crashed in the… (самолёт · крушение · погибнуть)
A Pilatus light aircraft carrying paratroopers crashed in the commune of Tomblaine near Nancy, France, resulting in 11 fatalities. The crash occurred during a tandem skydiving mission, with the plane reportedly falling nearly vertically and suffering a technical failure. Three people managed to eject from the aircraft before impact.
Consensus
- The aircraft was a Pilatus model
- The crash occurred near Nancy, France, in the commune of Tomblaine
- There were 11 fatalities
- The aircraft was carrying paratroopers for tandem jumps
- The cause was attributed to a technical malfunction
- Three people were able to eject from the aircraft before impact
Points of divergence
- The aircraft crashed almost vertically near a residential area, and no homes were damaged — kommersant
- The aircraft was a tourist plane carrying approximately ten people, and electricity was cut off in the area after the crash — vm
- The aircraft was carrying private practicing nurses from Nancy, and the crash occurred during their first solo parachute jumps — vedomosti
Coverage (4 sources)
- 11 people die in light aircraft crash in France — Коммерсантъ
- ER: Three people jumped out of a crashed plane in France — Вечерняя Москва
- 11 people die in plane crash in France — Ведомости
- Plane with Paratroopers Crashes in France — Вечерняя Москва