Crash of a Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 Turbo Porter in Marina di Cecina: 2 killed
Registration S5-CMB
11-Jun-2016
Tragic crash - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 # 932 S5-CMB crashed today at Marina di Cecina. The pilot and the co-pilot did not survived the accident. My deepest sympathy goes to the families and friends of the dead persons.
The aircraft, owned by Skydive Toscana (aka Skydive Kalifornia) was involved in a local skydiving flight in Marina di Cecina Airfield. When the appropriate altitude was reached, six of the seven skydivers bailed out. When the seventh skydiver elected to jump, his parachute opened prematurely and was trapped on the tail of the Porter. The crew lost control of the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in a field. During the descent, the skydiver was able to activate his emergency parachute and was later found uninjured. Both pilots were killed.
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