Pilatus PC6 Crash Spain May 2008
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| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 30, 2008 |
| Type | Unconfirmed |
| Site | Lillo, Central Spain |
| Passengers | 10 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Survivors | 9 |
| Aircraft type | Pilatus PC-6 |
| Operator | Skydive Lillo |
| Tail number | EC-JXH |
| Flight origin | Lillo, Spain |
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This flight took off from Lillo airfield, in the Toledo province, central Spain, and crashed 3 kilometres away from the airfield. The plane was a 12-seater Pilatus PC-6, and is reported to have lost a wing during flight, causing the crash. of the 10 skydivers on the plane, 9 managed to jump to safety, sustaining a range of injuries, including back and neck injuries, five of the jumpers were unhurt, and two others had light injuries only. The plane exploded on impact, killing the pilot and the last skydiver.[1][2]
On the previous evening, the plane had been used for an advert that was broadcast live for Honda in the UK, where a number of sky-divers were filmed jumping out of a plane, and then spelling the word 'HONDA' letter by letter [3][4]
