Wreckage lies in a field next to Butler Memorial Airport after a plane carrying skydivers crashed in Butler, Missouri. ReutersWreckage lies in a field next to Butler Memorial Airport after a plane carrying skydivers crashed in Butler, Missouri. ReutersPrivate plane 'turned around for unknown reason' before fatal crash in MissouriThe NationalJune 14, 2026Eleven skydivers and a pilot were killed in a plane crash in the Midwestern US state of Missouri on Sunday, officials said. The ⁠Missouri ‌State Highway Patrol ​said the crash occurred near the Butler Memorial Airport.“At this time reports indicate all occupants (12 total) have perished,” the agency wrote in a post on X. The Federal Aviation Administration said it was not providing air traffic control services at the time of the crash.The victims included 11 ​skydivers ‌and a ⁠pilot, a ​spokesperson with Bates County ​Emergency ‌Management told local ⁠TV station Fox4.The private plane, operated by Skydive Kansas City, took off from Butler airport but “turned around for an unknown reason” and crashed near a road, according to Bates County Emergency Management.Butler is ⁠about 95 km south of Kansas City, Missouri. Updated: June 14, 2026, 8:30 PM