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Updated · KCTV 5 · Jun 14Missouri Plane Crash Kills 12 Near Butler as Skydive KC Issues Statement
3 articles · Updated · KCTV 5 · Jun 14Summary
- Twelve people died Sunday morning in a plane crash near Butler, Missouri, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
- Authorities said the aircraft was carrying 11 skydivers and one pilot when it went down in the area of Business 49 Highway.
- Skydive KC issued a statement after the crash, while investigators continued working to identify the victims and notify their families.
- The deaths make the Butler crash a mass-fatality aviation accident tied to a skydiving flight, with the cause not yet reported.
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Will the investigation reveal a freak accident or a systemic failure in the skydiving industry's safety culture? After a second crash in two years at one airport, is the flight up more dangerous than the jump down?