12 Skydivers Killed in Missouri Plane Crash

[odanny]

Sounds like the aircraft stalled on takeoff, 12 skydivers and all their gear is a lot of weight. Not a lot of room for pilot error.


Twelve people died Sunday morning when a skydiving aircraft crashed near Butler Memorial Airport in Butler, Missouri, officials said Sunday.

Dennis Jacobs, director of the Bates County Emergency Management Association, said in an interview that the plane from the local company Skydive Kansas City took off just before 11:30 a.m. but failed to gain altitude.

The aircraft then took a sudden turn, and struck the ground at a steep angle, he said. Jacobs said pilot and 11 passengers, on their way to spend the afternoon skydiving, were not able to evacuate. Family members on the ground witnessed the crash, Bates County Sheriff Chad Anderson said.

At a Sunday news conference, the sheriff told reporters that the crash “for all intents and purposes appears to be an accident.”
“It’s absolutely a call nobody wants to have on any day,” Anderson said. “We just want to make sure that the public knows they’re safe.”

Investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration were already on scene at the airport where the crash occurred; they will investigate jointly with the National Transportation Safety Board, the sheriff said.

The Red Cross also responded to the incident about 65 miles south of Kansas City, and a family information center was set up at the airport.

Skydive Kansas City is based at the airport and has operated in the area since 1998, according to their website, specializing in tandem dives and certification training.
“This is a devastating loss for everyone connected to Skydive Kansas City and for the wider skydiving community,” the company said in a statement. “The entire team is in shock.”

WaPo

 

[Darkwind]

The aircraft then took a sudden turn, and struck the ground at a steep angle, he said.

Sounds like wind shear.

 

[odanny]

Sounds like wind shear.

It was good weather.


On Sunday, The weather in Butler was sunny and dry, with temperatures in the mid-70s and winds from the north-northeast at between 5 to 15 mph, according to the National Weather Service.

In a statement, the FAA said preliminary information shows that the agency was not providing air traffic control services at the time of the crash. The FAA described the plane as a skydiving aircraft, a Pacific Aerospace P750.

 

[Darkwind]

It was good weather.


On Sunday, The weather in Butler was sunny and dry, with temperatures in the mid-70s and winds from the north-northeast at between 5 to 15 mph, according to the National Weather Service.

In a statement, the FAA said preliminary information shows that the agency was not providing air traffic control services at the time of the crash. The FAA described the plane as a skydiving aircraft, a Pacific Aerospace P750.

Wind shear can occur in just about any condition.

 

[Dante]

Sounds like the aircraft stalled on takeoff, 12 skydivers and all their gear is a lot of weight. Not a lot of room for pilot error.


Twelve people died Sunday morning when a skydiving aircraft crashed near Butler Memorial Airport in Butler, Missouri, officials said Sunday.

Dennis Jacobs, director of the Bates County Emergency Management Association, said in an interview that the plane from the local company Skydive Kansas City took off just before 11:30 a.m. but failed to gain altitude.

The aircraft then took a sudden turn, and struck the ground at a steep angle, he said. Jacobs said pilot and 11 passengers, on their way to spend the afternoon skydiving, were not able to evacuate. Family members on the ground witnessed the crash, Bates County Sheriff Chad Anderson said.

At a Sunday news conference, the sheriff told reporters that the crash “for all intents and purposes appears to be an accident.”
“It’s absolutely a call nobody wants to have on any day,” Anderson said. “We just want to make sure that the public knows they’re safe.”

Investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration were already on scene at the airport where the crash occurred; they will investigate jointly with the National Transportation Safety Board, the sheriff said.

The Red Cross also responded to the incident about 65 miles south of Kansas City, and a family information center was set up at the airport.

Skydive Kansas City is based at the airport and has operated in the area since 1998, according to their website, specializing in tandem dives and certification training.
“This is a devastating loss for everyone connected to Skydive Kansas City and for the wider skydiving community,” the company said in a statement. “The entire team is in shock.”

WaPo

They died pursuing what they loved

move on

 

[egp320i]

Sounds like the aircraft stalled on takeoff, 12 skydivers and all their gear is a lot of weight. Not a lot of room for pilot error.


Twelve people died Sunday morning when a skydiving aircraft crashed near Butler Memorial Airport in Butler, Missouri, officials said Sunday.

Dennis Jacobs, director of the Bates County Emergency Management Association, said in an interview that the plane from the local company Skydive Kansas City took off just before 11:30 a.m. but failed to gain altitude.

The aircraft then took a sudden turn, and struck the ground at a steep angle, he said. Jacobs said pilot and 11 passengers, on their way to spend the afternoon skydiving, were not able to evacuate. Family members on the ground witnessed the crash, Bates County Sheriff Chad Anderson said.

At a Sunday news conference, the sheriff told reporters that the crash “for all intents and purposes appears to be an accident.”
“It’s absolutely a call nobody wants to have on any day,” Anderson said. “We just want to make sure that the public knows they’re safe.”

Investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration were already on scene at the airport where the crash occurred; they will investigate jointly with the National Transportation Safety Board, the sheriff said.

The Red Cross also responded to the incident about 65 miles south of Kansas City, and a family information center was set up at the airport.

Skydive Kansas City is based at the airport and has operated in the area since 1998, according to their website, specializing in tandem dives and certification training.
“This is a devastating loss for everyone connected to Skydive Kansas City and for the wider skydiving community,” the company said in a statement. “The entire team is in shock.”

WaPo

this is final destination type stuff, they had the gear in case the plane once in the sky started to fall yet
they did not get that far, that's some really bad luck

 

[JOSweetHeart]

I only know of one person who is all about sky diving. I pray that the man on the far left in this picture is careful if he still does it.

God bless you and each past and present band member always!!!

Holly

P.S. This picture is from 2001. The two guys in the bottom left and right-handed corners have retired.

 

[Chuz Life]

Sounds like the aircraft stalled on takeoff, 12 skydivers and all their gear is a lot of weight. Not a lot of room for pilot error.


Twelve people died Sunday morning when a skydiving aircraft crashed near Butler Memorial Airport in Butler, Missouri, officials said Sunday.

Dennis Jacobs, director of the Bates County Emergency Management Association, said in an interview that the plane from the local company Skydive Kansas City took off just before 11:30 a.m. but failed to gain altitude.

The aircraft then took a sudden turn, and struck the ground at a steep angle, he said. Jacobs said pilot and 11 passengers, on their way to spend the afternoon skydiving, were not able to evacuate. Family members on the ground witnessed the crash, Bates County Sheriff Chad Anderson said.

At a Sunday news conference, the sheriff told reporters that the crash “for all intents and purposes appears to be an accident.”
“It’s absolutely a call nobody wants to have on any day,” Anderson said. “We just want to make sure that the public knows they’re safe.”

Investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration were already on scene at the airport where the crash occurred; they will investigate jointly with the National Transportation Safety Board, the sheriff said.

The Red Cross also responded to the incident about 65 miles south of Kansas City, and a family information center was set up at the airport.

Skydive Kansas City is based at the airport and has operated in the area since 1998, according to their website, specializing in tandem dives and certification training.
“This is a devastating loss for everyone connected to Skydive Kansas City and for the wider skydiving community,” the company said in a statement. “The entire team is in shock.”

WaPo

I almost did my first jump in the Marines at a civilian ran operation. It was to be a "static line" jump where your chute is deployed by the pull of a rope, as soon as the rope is pulled tight.

In one of the groups ahead of us, a young woman jumped out but her chute didn't let go, static line didn't break. . . something like that.

Anyway, she was injured or killed and the rest of our classes were cancelled, for at least until it could be investigated.

 

[Kruska]

They died pursuing what they loved

move on

Not really - they pursued skydiving and not crashing/dying in an aircraft.

 

[jacksonlamb]

John Denver did not die doing what he loved.

He died because his plane failed him.

 

[Sparker]

NZ company makes skydiving plane that crashed in US, killing 12

Poor maintenance is often a factor when skydiving planes crash like one did in Missouri on Sunday, and the National Transportation Safety Board has said in past investigations that weak oversight of the skydiving industry can allow problems to go unnoticed.

www.stuff.co.nz

the safety standards for skydiving operations aren't as stringent as the rules for charter flight operators or airlines.

It's a rent-a-wreck hobby.

 

[Ramjet38]

It's a shame. I think some were taking a first jump

 

[Seymour Flops]

Sounds like the aircraft stalled on takeoff, 12 skydivers and all their gear is a lot of weight. Not a lot of room for pilot error.


Twelve people died Sunday morning when a skydiving aircraft crashed near Butler Memorial Airport in Butler, Missouri, officials said Sunday.

Dennis Jacobs, director of the Bates County Emergency Management Association, said in an interview that the plane from the local company Skydive Kansas City took off just before 11:30 a.m. but failed to gain altitude.

The aircraft then took a sudden turn, and struck the ground at a steep angle, he said. Jacobs said pilot and 11 passengers, on their way to spend the afternoon skydiving, were not able to evacuate. Family members on the ground witnessed the crash, Bates County Sheriff Chad Anderson said.

At a Sunday news conference, the sheriff told reporters that the crash “for all intents and purposes appears to be an accident.”
“It’s absolutely a call nobody wants to have on any day,” Anderson said. “We just want to make sure that the public knows they’re safe.”

Investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration were already on scene at the airport where the crash occurred; they will investigate jointly with the National Transportation Safety Board, the sheriff said.

The Red Cross also responded to the incident about 65 miles south of Kansas City, and a family information center was set up at the airport.

Skydive Kansas City is based at the airport and has operated in the area since 1998, according to their website, specializing in tandem dives and certification training.
“This is a devastating loss for everyone connected to Skydive Kansas City and for the wider skydiving community,” the company said in a statement. “The entire team is in shock.”

WaPo

This is why we have no qualms about jumping out of "perfectly good airplanes."

 

[jacksonlamb]

A number on this Board have jumped out of airplanes.

It's part of the risk.

 

[petro]

Maybe I will try it at 90.

At that age who gives a shyt if it goes bad

 

[Jarlaxle]

Sounds like wind shear.

Or mechanical failure. My first thought was the engine stalling.

 

[PeterPilot]

Wind shear can occur in just about any condition.

False

 

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

Sounds like the aircraft stalled on takeoff, 12 skydivers and all their gear is a lot of weight. Not a lot of room for pilot error.


Twelve people died Sunday morning when a skydiving aircraft crashed near Butler Memorial Airport in Butler, Missouri, officials said Sunday.

Dennis Jacobs, director of the Bates County Emergency Management Association, said in an interview that the plane from the local company Skydive Kansas City took off just before 11:30 a.m. but failed to gain altitude.

The aircraft then took a sudden turn, and struck the ground at a steep angle, he said. Jacobs said pilot and 11 passengers, on their way to spend the afternoon skydiving, were not able to evacuate. Family members on the ground witnessed the crash, Bates County Sheriff Chad Anderson said.

At a Sunday news conference, the sheriff told reporters that the crash “for all intents and purposes appears to be an accident.”
“It’s absolutely a call nobody wants to have on any day,” Anderson said. “We just want to make sure that the public knows they’re safe.”

Investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration were already on scene at the airport where the crash occurred; they will investigate jointly with the National Transportation Safety Board, the sheriff said.

The Red Cross also responded to the incident about 65 miles south of Kansas City, and a family information center was set up at the airport.

Skydive Kansas City is based at the airport and has operated in the area since 1998, according to their website, specializing in tandem dives and certification training.
“This is a devastating loss for everyone connected to Skydive Kansas City and for the wider skydiving community,” the company said in a statement. “The entire team is in shock.”

WaPo

Weight and balance miscalculation?