A look at recent deadly aviation accidents in the US

Published
June 17, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
Butler, Missouri
Laredo International Airport area, Texas; Edwards Air Force Base, California; Butler, Missouri

Summary

Car Crash Butler Missouri in Butler, Missouri: Three separate aircraft crashes in the U.S. killed 21 people in Missouri, California, and Texas. A Cessna Citation Latitude business jet traveling from Los Cabos International Airport in Mexico to Austin, Texas, crashed on a highway near Laredo International Airport around 10 p.m. Tuesday, killing one person on the plane and injuring five officers who were treated for smoke inhalation. A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress crashed Monday while taking off at Edwards Air Force Base in California, bursting into flames on the runway and killing all eight people aboard, including military personnel, government contractors, and two Boeing employees. Twelve people were killed Sunday when a small plane carrying skydivers went down in Butler, Missouri. The NTSB is investigating all three crashes.

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