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    Crash reportedly occurred shortly after departure from Butler Memorial airport on Sunday morningSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailTwelve people were killed in a plane crash near Butler, Missouri, on Sunday.According to Bates county emergency management, a private plane that had departed Butler Memorial airport shortly before 11.30am turned back before crashing near Business 49 Highway, Fox 4 reported. Continue reading...
     

Pilot and 11 skydiving passengers killed in private plane crash in Missouri

14 June 2026 at 19:15

Crash reportedly occurred shortly after departure from Butler Memorial airport on Sunday morning

Twelve people were killed in a plane crash near Butler, Missouri, on Sunday.

According to Bates county emergency management, a private plane that had departed Butler Memorial airport shortly before 11.30am turned back before crashing near Business 49 Highway, Fox 4 reported.

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Β© Photograph: Austin Johnson/AFP/Getty Images

Β© Photograph: Austin Johnson/AFP/Getty Images

Β© Photograph: Austin Johnson/AFP/Getty Images

Skydiving plane crash investigations often reveal poor maintenance and weak safety oversight

15 June 2026 at 18:21
It is far too soon to know what caused this weekend's crash that happened shortly after a plane took off from a small airport about an hour south of Kansas City.

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