Skydive plane down in France

This one sounds more like the C/G nightmare scenario. Eleven dead.
 
This eyewitness account (if accurate) points to possible FOD/ compressor stall with loss of power and stall...

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Skydiving plane crashes after taking off in France, killing all 11 aboard

The plane suffered a malfunction and “fell almost vertically” soon after taking off from the Nancy-Essey airfield on the outskirts of the city of Nancy, the region’s prefect, Yves Séguy, said.…
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On another site I read a comment: "Look at the elevator trim tabs. They are full nose up. This is a known issue with the PC6 in jump operations. You need full up nose trim to land it empty. On the next takeoff with a load of jumpers, you have to reset the trim before takeoff." No idea if that is a possibility, nor have seen the picture.
 
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