11 Skydivers, Pilot Killed in Plane Crash

NTSB and FAA will lead the investigation, officials said.

Zach Vasile

Monday, June 15, 2026 at 09:25 AM ET

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A chart showing Butler Memorial Airport (Credit: FAA)

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All 12 people aboard a Skydive Kansas City Pacific Aerospace P750 aircraft, including one pilot and eleven skydivers, were killed when it crashed shortly after takeoff near Butler, Missouri, on Sunday.
The cause of the crash is not yet clear and is currently under investigation by the FAA and NTSB, though one local official speculated the plane lost power and stalled.

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All 12 people on board a skydiving aircraft, including the pilot, were killed Sunday when the plane crashed near Butler, Missouri.

The aircraft went down around 11:30 a.m. CDT, shortly after taking off from Butler Memorial Airport (KBUM), according to Sergeant Justin Ewing of the Missouri Highway Patrol. Of those killed, one was the pilot, and the 11 others were all skydivers, he said.