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11 skydivers and pilot killed in plane crash near Kansas City
Updated on: June 14, 2026 / 8:41 PM EDT / CBS/AP
TL;DR
- Twelve people died in a plane crash near Butler Memorial Airport, Missouri.
- The victims included the pilot and eleven skydivers.
- The aircraft was a Pacific Aerospace P750, used for skydiving operations by Skydive Kansas City.
- Emergency responders received a call about the crash around 11:30 a.m. on Sunday.
- The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the cause of the crash.
- Air traffic services were not being provided at the time of the incident.