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Pilot and 11 skydiving passengers killed in private plane crash in Missouri
Crash reportedly occurred shortly after departure from Butler Memorial airport on Sunday morning
TL;DR
- A private plane crashed near Butler, Missouri, killing all 12 occupants.
- Eleven of the victims were skydivers, and the twelfth was the pilot.
- The plane, operated by Skydive Kansas City, crashed shortly after departing Butler Memorial airport.
- Emergency responders arrived at the scene, which was described as 'brutal'.
- The FAA and NTSB will investigate the crash, with the NTSB leading the investigation.
- The NTSB has previously raised concerns about the FAA's oversight of skydiving operators.
- The specific cause of the crash is not yet determined and is expected to take over a year for the NTSB's final report.