A plane on a skydiving excursion crashed in Missouri, leaving 11 passengers and one pilot dead. The incident occurred shortly after the plane became airborne.
A private plane carrying skydivers crashed in the US state of Missouri on Sunday, killing all 12 people on board, authorities said.
The crash occurred near the Butler Memorial Airport — which lies 60 miles (100 kilometers) south of Kansas City — shortly after the plane took off.
The plane was operated by Skydive Kansas City.
"Tragically, all 12 individuals aboard lost their lives in the accident," the skydiving company said in a statement.
The pilot of the plane was among those killed.
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The private plane had just taken off and made a turn before it crashed and caught fire, authorities said.
