12 Killed in Skydiving Plane Crash in Butler, Missouri NYT - Top Stories By: Christina Morales · Danny Hakim · Bernard Mokam and Maia Spoto 15 June 2026 at 00:20 Eleven passengers and a pilot were killed after the plane climbed about 100 feet and then crashed to the ground at the Butler Memorial Airport in Missouri, officials said. © Mid America Live NewsTwelve people were killed shortly after takeoff when the skydiving plane carrying them crashed into the ground.