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U.S. Domestic4h 29m ago

Eleven passengers and a pilot were killed shortly after takeoff near the Butler Memorial Airport in Missouri when a Pacific Aerospace P750 crashed.

Butler, Missouri, near the Butler Memorial Airport, 70 miles south of Kansas City

Who
Eleven passengers and a pilot, emergency responders, Sgt. Justin Ewing of the Missouri Highway Patrol, Dennis Jacobs, Jim Henry, F.A.A.
What
Eleven passengers and a pilot were killed shortly after takeoff near the Butler Memorial Airport in Missouri when a Pacific Aerospace P750 crashed.
When
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:59:49 GMT · 4h 29m ago
Where
Butler, Missouri, near the Butler Memorial Airport, 70 miles south of Kansas City ·
Why
Investigators do not know what caused the crash, but the plane was only about 100 feet in the air when it crashed soon after takeoff.
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A skydiving plane crash in Butler, Missouri, killed 12 people, including the pilot, shortly after takeoff from Butler Memorial Airport. The incident, involving a Pacific Aerospace P750 operated by Skydive Kansas City, is under investigation, with officials noting the plane stalled and crashed within the airport's perimeter.

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    Eleven passengers and a pilot were killed shortly after takeoff near the Butler Memorial Airport in Missouri when a Pacific Aerospace P750 crashed.
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    Eleven passengers and a pilot were killed shortly after takeoff on Sunday near the Butler Memorial Airport in Missouri.
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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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