Pilot and 11 skydiving passengers killed in Missouri plane crash

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A private plane carrying a pilot and 11 skydivers crashed near Butler, Missouri on Sunday morning, killing all 12 people aboard. The aircraft departed Butler Memorial airport around 11:30am and turned back before going down near Business 49 Highway, according to Bates County emergency management. The crash marks a significant loss of life in what appears to have been a recreational skydiving operation.