French Pilot Convicted for Decapitating Skydiver with Plane's Wing
A French pilot has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and given a suspended sentence after the plane he was flying struck and decapitated a wingsuit skydiver in 2018. The incident occurred when the pilot descended rapidly and collided with the skydiver, resulting in his death. The pilot argued that the skydiver did not follow the expected course, but it was revealed that he did not brief the skydivers about the jump and was operating the plane on an invalid license. The pilot was also banned from flying for a year, and the skydiving school association that employed him was fined.