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Skydiving plane crashes in DeLand, many aboard injured
JOE CREWS
Oct. 3, 2005
DELAND -- An aircraft carrying 10 skydivers crashed during takeoff this afternoon, injuring at least some of those on board, an official said.
Bob Hallett, president of the jump zone, said he didn’t have any details about why the plane crashed or how serious the injuries were. But reports from witnesses on the scene said 11 people were injured – all the skydivers aboard plus the pilot – and one of them was seriously hurt.
DeLand police spokesman Cmdr. Randy Henderson said the plane got about 50 feet off the ground, then banked and crashed.
The aircraft involved was an 11-passenger Pilatus single-engine turboprop registered to Vertical Air Inc., which is based in DeLand. The company owns three other aircraft.
Skydiving plane crashes in DeLand, many aboard injured
JOE CREWS
Oct. 3, 2005
DELAND -- An aircraft carrying 10 skydivers crashed during takeoff this afternoon, injuring at least some of those on board, an official said.
Bob Hallett, president of the jump zone, said he didn’t have any details about why the plane crashed or how serious the injuries were. But reports from witnesses on the scene said 11 people were injured – all the skydivers aboard plus the pilot – and one of them was seriously hurt.
DeLand police spokesman Cmdr. Randy Henderson said the plane got about 50 feet off the ground, then banked and crashed.
The aircraft involved was an 11-passenger Pilatus single-engine turboprop registered to Vertical Air Inc., which is based in DeLand. The company owns three other aircraft.