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BUTLER, Mo. (AP) - A preliminary report issued by federal safety investigators did not flag any serious safety failures that could have led to the fiery crash of a plane last month on a skydiving outing in Missouri that killed all 12 people aboard, including [...]

BUTLER, Mo. (KMIZ) A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board is providing new details about the plane crash that killed 12 people near Butler, Missouri, last month. According to the report, the aircraft was preparing for its third skydiving flight of the day when it crashed shortly after takeoff. Around 7:30 a.m., the The post No mechanical issues found before deadly Butler skydiving plane crash appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

Lacy Reynolds was waiting to catch the next flight when the aircraft crashed in Butler, Mo., killing 11 passengers and a pilot. She wasn’t sure she could keep skydiving.

BUTLER, Mo., (KBSI) — The Bates County Coroner’s Office has identified the 12 people believed to have died in a plane crash at Butler Memorial Airport on June 14. Coroner Jerret Reno said the names were released after next-of-kin notifications were completed. Authorities cautioned that the investigation remains ongoing and positive identification efforts are still being finalized. The victims identified...

(File Photo: Source for Photo: The wreckage of a plane crash burns in a field in Butler, Mo, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (Mid America News Review via AP Photo ) Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News (Bates County, MO) Authorities said that a man from Pennsylvania was one of the 12 people that were killed... The post Pennsylvania man among twelve victims of a plane crash in Missouri appeared first on Beaver County Radio.

 A former employee of Bates County Industries located in Butler, MO has been accused of stealing $200,972.42 during her time serving as director beginning in 2021.   Documents indicate that Donna Maciel, 57, sold back vacation and sick time which was prohibited, as well as giving herself cash advances without paying it back, charging for mileage while driving a company vehicle, as well as abuse of company credit cards among other allegations all totaling over $200,000.00 during appro

BUTLER, Mo. (KMIZ) The Butler Police Department said Monday that North Business 49 at the Butler Memorial Airport will be closed as officials investigate a deadly plane crash from Sunday that killed 12 people. Officials from the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board arrived on Monday. According to the FAA, the plane The post Highway by Butler Memorial Airport closed again as federal officials investigate deadly plane crash appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

BUTLER, Mo. (AP) - Several of the skydivers killed when their plane crashed moments after taking off from a Missouri airfield had jumped before and they belonged to a community with a unique bond, one friend said. The plane carrying a pilot and 11 passengers [...]

BUTLER, Mo. (AP) — A plane carrying a pilot and 11 passengers on a skydiving outing in Missouri crashed in a field and was engulfed in flames...

Part of the wreckage of a plane crash is covered with a blue tarp at Butler Memorial Airport in Butler, Mo., Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)BUTLER, Mo. (AP) — A plane carrying a pilot and 11 passengers on a skydiving outing in Missouri crashed in a field and was engulfed in flames Su