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A plane carrying skydivers crashed shortly after takeoff in Butler, Missouri, killing all 12 people on board.
\n The single-engine turboprop plane crashed in a field near the airport, about 65 miles south of Kansas City.
\n Federal investigators will investigate what caused the plane, operated by Skydive Kansas City, to crash. The skydiving company declined to comment.<\/p>\n
\n AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor.<\/p>\n
\n Eleven skydivers and one pilot were killed in a plane crash near an airport in Butler, Missouri, Sunday, authorities said.\n <\/p>\n
\n The plane had just taken off from Butler Memorial Airport at about 11:20 a.m. local time, was unable to get visual altitude, made a sharp left turn and crashed about 300 yards from the runway, Dennis Jacobs, acting airport manager and Bates County emergency management director, told CNN.\n <\/p>\n
\n As the plane had just taken off, it had not reached the altitude to report to air traffic control, Jacobs said.\n <\/p>\n
\n Officials canvassed the crash site on foot and by drone to see if anyone survived, but no one was able to jump out of the plane before it crashed, Jacobs said.\n <\/p>\n
\n The single-engine turboprop \ufeffplane was operated by Skydive Kansas City, Jacobs said. Skydive Kansas City declined to comment when contacted by CNN.\n <\/p>\n
\n The plane was taking people up to skydive when emergency responders got a call that a plane was down and engulfed in fire, Missouri Highway Patrol Sgt. Justin Ewing told The Associated Press<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cIt landed in a field adjacent to the airport, but I think they\u2019re shutting down the roadway just as a precaution,\u201d Ewing told the AP.\n <\/p>\n \n A map showing the location of Butler Memorial Airport.\n <\/p>\n \n The crash will be investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration has been notified, Ewing told CNN. A spokesperson for the agency said officials are gathering information about the incident.\n <\/p>\n \n The victims have not been publicly identified, as families had not been notified of the incident, he added.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cIt\u2019s horrible,\u201d Jacobs said of the crash.\n <\/p>\n \n The Missouri State Highway Patrol will assist in coordinating with family members who have arrived at the scene, Ewing said.\n <\/p>\n \n The Butler Police Department and the Bates County Sheriff\u2019s Office are also on scene.\n <\/p>\n