11 People Dead After Skydiving Plane Crashes In France, Officials Say
The plane, identified as a single-engine Pilatus PC-6 by flight tracking, took off from the Nancy-Essey Airfield before crashing around 300 yards from the runway, French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said, according to the Associated Press (AP). Meurthe-et-Moselle area prefect Yves Séguy reportedly said the plane suffered an apparent malfunction and fell “almost vertically,” CNN reported. “Some of the victims’ families witnessed the aircraft falling with their own eyes.
- ▪The plane, identified as a single-engine Pilatus PC-6 by flight tracking, took off from the Nancy-Essey Airfield before crashing around 300 yards from the runway, French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said, according to the Associated Pres
- ▪Meurthe-et-Moselle area prefect Yves Séguy reportedly said the plane suffered an apparent malfunction and fell “almost vertically,” CNN reported.
- ▪“Some of the victims’ families witnessed the aircraft falling with their own eyes.
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World 11 People Dead After Skydiving Plane Crashes In France, Officials Say (Photo by Jean-Christophe VERHAEGEN / AFP via Getty Images) Christine Sellers Contributor June 29, 2026 11:44 AM ET June 29, 2026 11:44 AM ET Christine Sellers Contributor Font Size: const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => { const adDivToHide = document.querySelector("#dailycaller_incontent_1"); if (adDivToHide && dc_noads_page) { adDivToHide.classList.add("hide-premium", "hide-free"); observer.disconnect(); console.log("Ad div found and hidden"); } }); observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true }); A skydiving plane crashed Sunday in northeastern France, killing 11 people, including five parachuting instructors, according to authorities.
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