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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Brittney Donovan

Skydiving plane crashes killing all 12 people onboard in Missouri

Missouri
  • A skydiving plane carrying 12 people crashed near Butler Memorial Airport in Missouri on Sunday, resulting in the deaths of everyone onboard.
  • The aircraft went down at approximately 11:30 a.m. shortly after takeoff for a planned skydive, subsequently bursting into flames in a field near the airport.
  • The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration have dispatched teams to the crash site to investigate the cause of the incident.
  • The private plane, identified as a Pacific Aerospace 750XL single-engine turboprop, was operated by Skydive Kansas City.
  • Dennis Jacobs, the acting airport manager, speculated that the plane might have been losing power, stalled, and went down nose first before catching fire.

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Twelve dead after plane carrying skydivers crashes in Missouri, police say

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