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A plane carrying skydivers crashed Sunday morning near Butler Memorial Airport in Butler, Missouri, and all 12 people on board are presumed dead.
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Butler, Missouri
Who
Missouri State Highway Patrol, Skydive Kansas City, Dennis Jacobs, Chad Anderson, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
What
A plane carrying skydivers crashed Sunday morning near Butler Memorial Airport in Butler, Missouri, and all 12 people on board are presumed dead.
When
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:32:48 GMT · 6h 21m ago
Where
Butler, Missouri ·
Why
The aircraft had just taken off and was unable to gain altitude, then made a sharp left turn before crashing.
The Frontline Impact
How this affects you
The crash led to the closure of Business Interstate 49 in both directions for at least two days and the airport for an undisclosed period, indicating significant local disruption and traffic challenges.
Story chain
4 events in this thread- U.S. Domestic1h 25m agoA private plane crashed near Butler, Missouri, on Sunday, killing all twelve people on board, including eleven skydivers and the pilot.Open article
- U.S. Domestic5h 54m agoEleven passengers and a pilot were killed shortly after takeoff near the Butler Memorial Airport in Missouri when a Pacific Aerospace P750 crashed.Open article
- U.S. Domestic5h 54m agoEleven passengers and a pilot were killed shortly after takeoff on Sunday near the Butler Memorial Airport in Missouri.Open article
- Currently Reading6h 21m agoA plane carrying skydivers crashed Sunday morning near Butler Memorial Airport in Butler, Missouri, and all 12 people on board are presumed dead.