A pilot and 11 passengers were killed Sunday after their airplane crashed moments after takeoff at a western Missouri airport in one of the deadliest US skydiving plane crashes in decades, authorities said.

Authorities say a pilot and 11 others were killed when a plane taking people on a skydiving outing crashed and caught fire in Missouri.

12 Killed As U.S. Skydiving Plane Bursts Into Flames, Crashes Moments After Takeoff In Missouri

The Missouri State Highway Patrol said first responders were called about the crash and a plane engulfed in flames at around 11:30 a.m.

A plane carrying passengers preparing for a skydiving trip crashed near Butler Memorial Airport in Missouri on Sunday, killing all 12 people on board, authorities told news agency…