00:00Back here in the U.S., a dozen people were killed in a skydiving plane crash in Missouri.
00:06Authorities say the crash happened just minutes after taking off from Butler Memorial Airport,
00:10about 65 miles south of Kansas City.
00:13Kansas City, oh my God, 12 killed in a skydiving plane crash.
00:17Just 100 feet in the air.
00:19It was taking people up for a day of skydiving, a popular activity in the area.
00:23A plane crash, why they said killed, they died, right?
00:27Someone not killed them.
00:29They are literally dying.
00:30Some of the victims' families may have actually witnessed the crash.
00:33Tonight, a city official says it appears the pilot may have been trying to make an emergency.
00:38If they witnessed it, dying of their, feeling of their, their loved ones, that is horrific moment ever.
00:45Landing on a flat roadway nearby, but the plane stalled and crashed.
00:5012 killed in a skydiving plane crash, okay.
00:53Okay.
00:54This is the incident area, okay?
00:58Now listen.
01:0011 skydivers on board a small plane were killed shortly after takeoff.
01:04At around 11.30 this morning, initial 911 calls reported the plane had crashed and burst into flames
01:10at Butler Memorial Airport, about an hour south of Kansas City.
01:13Aircraft goes down shortly after takeoff near Kansas City.
01:19Oh my God.
01:2012 killed.
01:20Oh my God.
01:21The plane took off and then at that point.
01:23This is Sheriff's Head Anderson, Bates County Sheriff's Office of Missouri.
01:28It went down.
01:29We're not sure exactly anything beyond that.
01:32Yes.
01:32The plane was a Pacific Aerospace P750.
01:35This was the specification of this plane.
01:38This is a small one and 12 people are there.
01:401, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 9, 11, and 12, okay.
01:44Like this one used primarily for skydiving and cargo flight.
01:47Yes, and holds up to 17 skydivers.
01:50It can hold up to 17 skydivers.
01:53What about pilots?
01:54The plane was operated for Skydive Kansas City.
01:56Tonight, the Skydiving Center writing in a statement,
01:59our deepest sympathies are with the families, friends, and loved ones of all who were lost.
02:04This statement is by Skydive Kansas City, okay.
02:08We're still trying to identify family and make notifications.
02:12Butler's Airport is small.
02:14Skydiving is popular in the area.
02:16The skydiving season in Missouri usually begins in the spring and lasts until October.
02:21Oh my God, these are the victims, family members.
02:25They are heartbroken, yes.
02:28Been gathering nearby the airport, waiting for information from the sheriff.
02:32There's nothing we really can say to make it better.
02:34We just pray for them.
02:36All, all 12 are killed, okay.
02:38And their loved ones and their friends and their family and hope that they can recover.
02:44Yes, yes, this is all I can say.
02:47Hope their loved ones are recovered because killed and dead people will never be back.
02:52Lindsay, tonight it's unclear why the plane crashed.
02:55The FAA and NTSB say they'll be investigating to figure out what happened on takeoff.
03:00Yes, please.
03:00We need that investigation for sure.
Comments