NTSB report details Butler Missouri skydiving plane crash t…

Car Crash Butler Missouri in Butler, Missouri: A Pacific Aerospace 750XL skydiving plane registered to Skydive KC crashed shortly after takeoff from Butler Memorial Airport in Butler, Missouri, on June 14, killing 11 skydivers and the pilot. The aircraft began a gradual left turn during initial climb, lost control, and descended rapidly before crashing near Business 49 Highway and bursting into flames. The NTSB's initial report found the plane met weight and balance limits and fuel samples were clean, with no obvious pre-crash problems identified. The pilot had been with the company for two jump seasons and the plane had made two earlier successful jumps that morning.