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Pilot and 11 skydiving passengers killed in Missouri plane crash
Crash reportedly occurred shortly after departure from Butler Memorial airport at 11.30am on Sunday
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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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Maya Yang · Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 12:15 PM
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Crash reportedly occurred shortly after departure from Butler Memorial airport at 11.30am on Sunday
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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