SFL-2026-038 · Cause: Aircraft accident
Unconfirmed Facts as reported in the sources below. This is not an official investigation.
Incident
- Date
- 28.06.2026
- Fatalities
- 10 (one record for the whole accident)
- Country
- France
- Place
- Nancy-Essey airfield, Tomblaine, Meurthe-et-Moselle
- Context
- Work (instructor, staff, demo pro)
- Jump type
- Tandem
- Role
- Tandem instructor
- Phase
- Aircraft / exit
- Aircraft
- Pilatus PC-6
Jumper
- Ratings
- Tandem instructor
Cause
- Category
- Aircraft accident
What happened
Ten skydivers were killed when a Pilatus PC-6 crashed less than a minute after take-off from Nancy-Essey airfield, near homes in Tomblaine: five tandem instructors and five first-time tandem jumpers. The pilot also died. The aircraft banked left after take-off and fell almost vertically. The cause is under investigation.
Sources
- www.ktiv.com Media
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