12 Victims of Butler skydiving plane crash identified

Published
June 16, 2026
Location
Butler, Kansas
Butler Memorial Airport
Incident type
Crash, Aircraft

Summary

Car Crash Butler Kansas in Butler, Kansas: A skydiving aircraft crashed around 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 14 at Butler Memorial Airport in Butler, Kansas, killing all 12 people aboard. The victims have been publicly identified and the investigation is ongoing.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Kurt John Roy Driver Fatal
Michael R. Shanahan Driver Fatal
David Hershberger Driver Fatal
Sai Karthik Varma Datla Driver Fatal
Matthew Swope Driver Fatal
Dustin McKinney Driver Fatal
Jennifer L. Sharp Driver Fatal
Blake Thacker Driver Fatal
Marcus Miller Driver Fatal
Nicholas Nash Driver Fatal
William Fischer Driver Fatal
Dane Cordes Driver Fatal

Original reporting

12 Victims of Butler skydiving plane crash identified

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