Cecina - Cecina

On June 11, 2016 at 12:30 PM, Cecina - Cecina experienced a crash involving Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), operated by Skydive Kalifornia, with the event recorded near Cecina Tuscany.

The flight was categorized as skydiving / paratroopers and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 22.2%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft, operated by Skydive Kalifornia (aka Skydive Toscana) was involved in a local skydiving flight from Cecina Airfield. When the aircraft reached the assigned altitude, six of the seven skydivers bailed out. When the seventh skydiver elected to jump, his auxiliary parachute accidentally opened while the skydiver was still in the cabin. He was sucked outside and collided with the right horizontal stabilizer that later detached. The aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a field. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and both pilots were killed. There was no fire. All seven skydivers were uninjured.

Aircraft reference details include registration S5-CMB, MSN 932, year of manufacture 2000.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.3113°, 10.5173°.