Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:36pm on 14 Jun 2026,Sunday International
All 12 people on board a skydiving aircraft were killed after the plane crashed near Butler Memorial Airport in the US state of Missouri on Sunday. Authorities said the aircraft was carrying one pilot and 11 skydivers when it went down shortly after take-off. Videos from the scene showed thick smoke rising from the wreckage as emergency crews rushed to the crash site. Firefighters later brought the blaze under control, while officials described the scene as "brutal." The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have launched an investigation into the cause of the crash.
