All 12 victims identified as Missouri skydiving crash investigation continues

Published
June 16, 2026
Location
Butler, Missouri
Incident type
Crash, Aircraft

Summary

Car Crash Butler Missouri in Butler, Missouri: A skydiving aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Butler Memorial Airport in Western Missouri, killing 12 people including the pilot. The crash occurred on Sunday and investigators are still determining the cause.

Publicly reported parties

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

Original reporting

All 12 victims identified as Missouri skydiving crash investigation continues

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