Pilatus PC-6 Skydiving Plane Crashes Shortly After Takeoff In France, Killing 11

A Pilatus PC-6 operating a skydiving flight in France with 11 people onboard has crashed moments after departure from Nancy-Essey Airport (ENC). The tragic accident happened at around 11:00 AM local time, killing the pilot, five instructors and five jumpers. The cause of the plane crash has not been determined at this early stage, although eyewitnesses report the plane banking sharply just after takeoff before falling “almost vertically.”