12 Killed in Missouri Plane Crash Near Butler Memorial Airport
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- At least 12 people died Sunday when a plane crashed near Butler Memorial Airport in Bates County, Missouri.
- The aircraft was reportedly taking passengers up for skydiving.
- Emergency responders arrived to find the plane engulfed in flames.
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A plane carrying 12 occupants crashed near Butler Memorial Airport in Bates County, Missouri, on Sunday. The aircraft was reportedly taking passengers up for skydiving. Emergency responders arrived to find the plane engulfed in fire.
At least 12 people have been killed in a plane crash in Missouri in the midwestern United States, according to authorities.
The crash on Sunday was near Butler Memorial Airport in Bates County, south of the state’s largest city, Kansas City.
“Troopers are on scene assisting the Butler Police Department & Bates County Sheriff’s Office of a Fatal Plane Crash near the Butler Memorial Airport,” the Missouri State Highway Patrol posted on X.
“At this time reports indicate all occupants (12 total) have perished,” it said.
Missouri Highway Patrol Sergeant Justin Ewing said the plane was taking people up to skydive.
Emergency responders received a call that a plane was down and engulfed in fire around 11:30 am local time (16:30 GMT) on Sunday, he said.
They were able to extinguish the fire shortly after the crash, he said, describing the scene as “brutal.”
“It landed in a field adjacent to the airport, but I think they’re shutting down the roadway just as a precaution,” Ewing said.
The identities of those killed were not immediately released.
Ewing said the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) was on scene investigating the crash.
The cause was not immediately available.
Preguntas abiertas
- What caused the crash?
- What are the identities of the victims?
