Pilatus PC6 Crash Spain May 2008
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The 2008 Spain Pilatus PC-6 flight took off from Lillo
airfield, in the Toledo province, central Spain, and crashed 3 kilometres away from the airfield.
The plane was an 11-seater Pilatus PC-6
, and is reported to have lost a wing during flight, causing the crash. Of the 10 skydivers on the plane, 9 managed to jump to safety, sustaining a range of injuries, including back and neck injuries, five of the jumpers were unhurt, and two others had light injuries only. The plane exploded on impact, killing the pilot and the last skydiver.
Lillo
Lillo is a small farming town in Spain, 94 km south of the capital Madrid.The town has a population of 1000. Currently only low grade accommodations are available...
airfield, in the Toledo province, central Spain, and crashed 3 kilometres away from the airfield.
The plane was an 11-seater Pilatus PC-6
Pilatus PC-6
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, and is reported to have lost a wing during flight, causing the crash. Of the 10 skydivers on the plane, 9 managed to jump to safety, sustaining a range of injuries, including back and neck injuries, five of the jumpers were unhurt, and two others had light injuries only. The plane exploded on impact, killing the pilot and the last skydiver.