12 dead after plane on skydiving outing crashes in Missouri, authorities say

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A plane carrying a pilot and 11 passengers crashed in Missouri on Sunday, resulting in the deaths of all 12 individuals aboard. The aircraft was en route to a skydiving outing when the incident occurred near Butler Memorial Airport. Emergency responders were alerted to the crash, which involved a plane engulfed in flames, around 11:30 a.m. local time. Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers were dispatched to the crash site to assist local law enforcement. The town of Butler, where the crash took place, is located approximately 65 miles south of Kansas City.

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The plane was taking people up to skydive.

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Emergency responders received a call about a plane down and engulfed in flames at around 11:30 am local time on Sunday.

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The crash happened near Butler Memorial Airport.

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A plane carrying a pilot and 11 passengers crashed on Sunday in Missouri, killing all aboard.

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A plane carrying a pilot and 11 passengers planning to spend a sunny afternoon skydiving crashed on Sunday in Missouri, killing all aboard, authorities said.Missouri-state-highway-patrol" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="134877" data-entity-type="organization">Missouri State Highway Patrol said in a statement that troopers were at the crash site, helping the Butler-police-department" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="146299" data-entity-type="organization">Butler Police Department & Bates County Sheriff’s Office. The crash happened near Butler-memorial-airport" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="146301" data-entity-type="location">Butler Memorial Airport. The small town of Butler has a population of around 4,300 people and is roughly 105km (65 miles) south of Kansas City.Missouri Highway Patrol Sergeant Justin Ewing said the plane was taking people up to skydive. Emergency responders got a call that a plane was down and engulfed in flames at around 11.30am local time on Sunday, he said.

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