Victims identified in Missouri skydiving plane crash

Published
June 17, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
Butler, Missouri
highway south of Kansas City
Incident type
Crash, Aircraft

Summary

Car Crash Butler Missouri in Butler, Missouri: A small private plane leaving Butler Memorial Airport in Butler, Missouri crashed onto a highway south of Kansas City on June 14. The Pacific Aerospace 750XL carried 12 people, including the pilot and 11 skydivers, all of whom were killed when the aircraft failed to maintain altitude and struck the roadway.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Kurt John Roy Unknown Fatal
Michael R. Shanahan Unknown Fatal
David Hershberger Unknown Fatal
Sai Karthik Varma 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

Victims identified in Missouri skydiving plane crash

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