Accident Overview
A single-engine airplane was conducting a local skydiving flight at Namur-Temploux Airfield, carrying ten skydivers and one pilot. Shortly after takeoff, during the initial climb, the left wing stalled, and the aircraft crashed near the end of the runway. The crash resulted in the death of one passenger, with ten other occupants sustaining injuries, some of them serious. The aircraft was destroyed in the impact.
Probable Cause
According to the official investigation, the loss of control that occurred immediately after takeoff was caused by the pilot's failure to adjust the elevator trim, which he had left in the fully up position. The pilot most likely left the trim in the fully up position as it had been after the previous landing. The pilot did not have sufficient time to correct the situation before the aircraft stalled at a low altitude. The manufacturer had previously issued notifications to operators regarding the use of the elevator trim system, following several similar accidents attributed to pilot errors in trim positioning for takeoff.