Jun 28
Eleven dead in parachute plane crash near Nancy, pilot hailed for steering away from houses
A Pilatus PC-6 carrying five tandem parachutists, their instructors, and a pilot crashed shortly after takeoff in Tomblaine, Meurthe-et-Moselle, on Sunday 28 June, killing all 11 people aboard. Witnesses say the pilot deliberately directed the failing aircraft away from a line of cars and a residential area.
