Skydivers killed in Missouri plane crash found thrills and peace through jumping

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

Summary

Car Crash Butler Missouri in Butler, Missouri: A single‐engine turboprop crashed shortly after takeoff from Butler Airport in Bates County, Missouri, killing all 12 people on board. The aircraft was a Pacific Aerospace 750XL that had recently arrived at the airport and was operating a skydiving flight.

Publicly reported parties

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

Original reporting

Skydivers killed in Missouri plane crash found thrills and peace through jumping

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