The BEA reported that passengers on the Pilatus PC-6 that crashed in Tomblaine on June 28, killing 11, had reported seeing smoke during takeoff, with the cause of the smoke still under investigation.

The aircraft was carrying a group of skydivers when it crashed.

An investigation for 'involuntary manslaughter' has been launched following a plane crash near Nancy, France, which killed eleven people. The victims included five individuals who were on their first skydiving experience when the small plane crashed in Tomblaine under unexplained circumstances.