SFL-2026-011 · Cause: Aircraft accident
Unconfirmed Facts as reported in the sources below. This is not an official investigation.
Incident
- Date
- 05.2026
- Country
- France
- Drop zone
- Skydive Frétoy
- Place
- Frétoy-le-Château
- Context
- Sport / fun jump
- Phase
- Aircraft / exit
Jumper
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 21
Cause
- Category
- Aircraft accident
What happened
Struck by the aircraft after exit. The pilot did not know he was still on board and changed the aircraft's configuration to climb after the first jumper left. His reserve opened but he died before reaching the ground. Investigators cited a communication failure between pilot and jumpers.
Sources
- sol.iol.pt Media
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