Lyon - Lyon

On June 14, 1989 at 12:00 AM, Lyon - Lyon experienced a crash involving Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), operated by Private French, with the event recorded near Lyon-Corbas Rhône.

The flight was categorized as skydiving / paratroopers and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 10 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 9, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The single engine aircraft departed Lyon-Corbas Airfield on a local skydiving flight, carrying nine skydivers and one pilot. After takeoff, while in initial climb, the pilot encountered control problems. The aircraft stalled and crashed near the runway end. All 10 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-GDCT, MSN 617, year of manufacture 1966.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.6734°, 4.9005°.