French skydiving plane crashes near Nancy, reportedly killing all 11 onboard

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A skydiving plane crashed near Nancy, France, killing all 11 people on board. The aircraft, a parachuting-school plane, fell suddenly and almost vertically shortly after taking off from Nancy-Essey airfield around 11 am. The victims included the pilot and 10 passengers, comprising five students and five instructors. The prefecture reported that the plane suffered a malfunction. The crash occurred on the edge of a built-up area near the airfield, but authorities confirmed there were no collateral victims. Emergency services responded immediately, and the French interior minister was en route to the scene.

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The victims included one pilot, five students, and five instructors.

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A skydiving plane crashed near Nancy, France, killing all 11 people onboard.

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The crash occurred near a built-up area, narrowly avoiding collateral casualties.

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The plane suffered a malfunction and fell almost vertically after taking off.

factualYves Séguy, prefect of the Meurthe-et-Moselle region

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A skydiving plane has crashed in north-eastern France, killing all 11 people onboard, according to the region’s prefect.The parachuting-school plane crashed near Nancy at 11am, said Yves Séguy, the prefect of the Meurthe-et-Moselle region.The pilot and 10 passengers – five ‌students and five instructors – died, the prefecture reported.The plane suffered a malfunction and “fell almost vertically” after taking off from Nancy-essey-airfield" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="154241" data-entity-type="location">Nancy-Essey airfield on the outskirts of Nancy, Séguy said.Séguy said: “The plane, which was transporting 11 people, fell suddenly immediately next to the aerodrome. There were no collateral victims.”It crashed on the edge of a built-up area near the airfield, he told the broadcaster BFMTV.“Had it occurred just a few dozen metres away, the accident could have caused collateral casualties,” Séguy added.Emergency services responded immediately, and authorities were collecting witness statements, he said.The French interior minister, Laurent Nuñez, was on his way to the scene, his staff ‌said.More details soon …

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