Eleven parachutists were able to save themselves from crashing out of the plane
Published: Sunday, Feb 18th 2024, 17:50
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A skydiving plane crashed in a field near Grenchen SO Airport shortly after 2 p.m. on Sunday. Of the twelve occupants, all eleven parachutists were able to leave the small aircraft and land safely on the ground. Nothing was initially known about the condition of the pilot.
The small plane that crashed was a plane belonging to the Skydive Grenchen parachute club, principal Jürg Stoll told the Keystone-SDA news agency. The reasons for the incident are the subject of ongoing investigations by the police and the investigating authorities.
The cantonal police were unable to provide any further details until early Sunday evening, according to a request for information. Several patrols from the Solothurn cantonal police, the Grenchen fire department, the Federal Security Investigation Service (Sust) and the Federal Criminal Police were among those deployed.
A post by "20 Minuten" on X showed a completely destroyed wreckage of the plane on a meadow. An eyewitness told the news portal that the small plane had crashed vertically to the ground.
Grenchen SO is home to an important regional airfield. According to the operator, Grenchen Airport has around 60,000 flight movements per year. The Skydive Grenchen parachute club, which is based at the airport, runs a skydiving school.
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