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A plane carrying skydivers crashed Sunday morning near Butler Memorial Airport along Business Interstate 49 in Butler, Missouri, with all 12 people on board presumed dead.
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Butler, Missouri
Who
12 people, Missouri State Highway Patrol, Skydive Kansas City, Dennis Jacobs, Chad Anderson, Butler Police Department, Bates County Sheriff’s Office, National Transportation Safety Board
What
A plane carrying skydivers crashed Sunday morning near Butler Memorial Airport along Business Interstate 49 in Butler, Missouri, with all 12 people on board presumed dead.
When
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:32:48 GMT · 3h 37m ago
Where
Butler, Missouri ·
Why
The aircraft had just taken off and was unable to gain altitude, then made a sharp left turn and may have been attempting to land on the highway when it crashed.
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The crash has resulted in the presumed deaths of 12 people, prompting the shutdown of Business Interstate 49 in both directions for at least two days and the closure of Butler Memorial Airport for an undisclosed period.
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6 events in this thread- U.S. Domestic3h 10m agoEleven passengers and a pilot were killed in a plane crash shortly after takeoff on Sunday near the Butler Memorial Airport in Missouri.Open article
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- U.S. Domestic3h 37m agoAll 12 people on board a plane that crashed in Butler, Missouri, are presumed dead, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol.Open article
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