Single-engined aircraft came down after departing Butler Memorial airport.
None of the 12 occupants of a Pacific Aerospace P-750 has survived after the aircraft came down in Missouri during a skydiving flight.
Preliminary information from the US FAA states that the single-engined aircraft “crashed while departing” Butler Memorial airport.
The FAA adds that it was not providing air traffic control services to the aircraft at the time.
Missouri state highway patrol says all 12 on board were fatally injured.
Bates county sheriff Chad Anderson says the accident occurred at about 11:30 on 14 June.
He could not identify the company involved or the operator of the aircraft.
“It’s a local airplane that took off from our local airport,” he says, adding the US FAA is already on scene and the National Transportation Safety Board will be handling the inquiry.
“The [aircraft] took off and then, at that point, it went down. We’re not sure of exactly anything beyond that.”
Anderson describes the accident as a “mass casualty” event, with a large response from emergency services and various agencies.
“We’ll let the NTSB do their investigation with the FAA, then [co-ordinate] with them. At some point, we’ll get the green light to start recovery,” he says.
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