Missouri skydiving plane crash near Butler leaves 12 dead, officials say - The Washington Post

Published
June 14, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
Butler, Missouri
Butler Memorial Airport
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Incident type
Crash, Aircraft

Summary

Car Crash Butler Missouri in Butler, Missouri: All 12 occupants of a skydiving plane died when the aircraft crashed near Butler Memorial Airport in Butler, Missouri, on Sunday morning. The plane, operated by Skydive Kansas City, took off just before 11:30 a.m. but failed to gain altitude and crashed. Officials confirmed that all passengers were killed.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Unnamed skydiver Unknown Fatal

Original reporting

Missouri skydiving plane crash near Butler leaves 12 dead, officials say - The Washington Post

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