Missouri plane crash: All 12 on board killed after aircraft crashes in US’ Butler

Butler Missouri plane crashed after an aircraft carrying skydivers crashed near Butler Memorial Airport on Sunday.

france plane crashThe plane took off from Nancy-Essey airfield. (Photo: X/ @Osint613/ Representational)
2 min readNew DelhiJun 15, 2026 12:35 AM IST First published on: Jun 15, 2026 at 12:16 AM IST

A plane carrying 11 passengers and a pilot crashed near an airport in Butler, Missouri, in the United States, on Sunday, killing all the people aboard.

Troopers reached the incident site and were helping the Butler Police Department and Bates County Sheriff’s Office, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said in a statement, according to AP.

The state highway patrol added that the plane crash occurred near the Butler Memorial Airport. A CNN report stated that he plane had taken off around 11:20am (local time) and was unable to receive a visual altitude.

The aircraft then took a sharp turn towards left and crashed about 300 yards from the runway, CNN reported quoting Dennis Jacobs, acting airport manager. Jacobs further informed that the private plane was operated by Skydive Kansas City.

Advertisement

“In my opinion I think it was losing power, and he was trying to make it over to the highway and land, and he stalled and went down nose first and caught fire,” Jacobs said, according to AP.

According to Missouri Highway Patrol Sergeant Justin Ewing, the scene of incident was “brutal,” adding, “landed in a field adjacent to the airport, but I think they’re shutting down the roadway just as a precaution.”

The 11 passengers on board the plane were going for a skydive when the incident occurred. The victims have not been identified till now, as families have not been informed about the incident.

Latest Comment
Post Comment
Read Comments