- By Shubham Bajpai
- Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:19 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Twelve people were killed after a plane crashed on Sunday in Butler, Missouri, the state highway patrol posted on social media. Providing details about the crash, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said the mishap took place near the Butler Memorial Airport and the plane had 12 occupants.
Taking to X, the patrol agency wrote, "At this time reports indicate all occupants (12 total) have perished". Butler is about 60 miles south of Kansas City, Missouri.
According to news agency AP, Missouri Highway Patrol Sergeant Justin Ewing said that the plane was taking the passengers up to skydive. He added that the emergency responders got a call about the plane going down and a subsequent fire at around 11:30 AM Sunday.
Emergency responders rushed to the site and extinguished the fire shortly. Ewing called the scene "brutal." "It landed in a field adjacent to the airport, but I think they are shutting down the roadway just as a precaution," Ewing said.
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The report added that the tragic plane crash will be investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board.
The plane involved in the mishap was a Pacific Aerospace 750XL. It is a single-engine turboprop plane model and is very popular for skydiving. It has also proven useful for other uses, including cargo transportation, aerial surveying and medical evacuation flights.
The aircraft can carry 17 skydivers and is capable of taking off and landing on short runways. According to FAA records, cited in AP report, the plane that crashed Saturday was manufactured in 2010.
The identities of the deceased were not immediately known. The small airport serves around 30 aircraft. All of these aircraft are privately owned, including crop dusting companies and sky dive operators, Ewing told AP.