Eleven killed as parachuting plane crashes near Nancy shortly after take-off
Eleven people were killed on Sunday when a small plane operated by a parachuting school crashed shortly after take-off in the northeastern French town of Tomblaine, near Nancy, narrowly avoiding nearby homes, local officials confirmed.
The aircraft, a Pilatus registered in Germany and typically used for parachute jumps, went down at about 11:00 local time (09:00 GMT) on Avenue Salvador Allende, a street adjacent to a supermarket in the residential area of Tomblaine. All on board—five trainee skydivers, five instructors, and the pilot—died in the crash, according to the prefect of Meurthe-et-Moselle, Yves Seguy, who spoke to the press on Sunday afternoon. The prefect confirmed that the accident occurred “very shortly after take-off” from Nancy-Essey aerodrome and could have caused “significant collateral damage” given its proximity to densely populated zones.
French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez was reported to be traveling to the scene as authorities closed off the area and launched an investigation. The judicial inquiry has been assigned to the Paris Prosecutor’s Office’s Collective Accidents unit, with technical investigations entrusted to the Gendarmerie des Transports Aériens (GTA), a specialized air safety body. Preliminary assessments suggest a technical failure, though investigators have not yet determined the precise cause.
Nancy Mayor Mathieu Klein told Franceinfo that the psychological toll was severe, as family and friends witnessed the plane plunge to the ground. “There are many victims at the psychological level,” Klein said. The mayor added that the crash occurred in a mixed-use zone, just hundreds of meters from the aerodrome, underscoring the potential for a far greater disaster.
The incident is one of the deadliest involving a light aircraft in France in the past three decades, according to Liberation, and comes amid heightened scrutiny of general aviation safety. The plane’s operator, a local parachuting club, has not been publicly identified, and no survivors have been reported.
Emergency services, including firefighters and medical teams, responded immediately, but the severity of the impact left no chance of survival. French President Emmanuel Macron was briefed on the situation, and the government expressed condolences to the families of the victims.
As the investigation continues, questions remain about the aircraft’s maintenance history and the circumstances leading to the failure. The GTA’s involvement signals a complex technical inquiry, likely to span weeks or months, as authorities seek to prevent future tragedies in France’s general aviation sector.
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