A dozen people have been pronounced dead after a skydiving plane crashed shortly after taking off on Sunday.
The plane, a Pacific Aerospace P750, ascended from Butler Memorial Airport in Butler, Missouri, before stalling just moments later and crashing in an adjacent field near Interstate Business 49 around 11:30 a.m. Central Time. All 11 passengers and the sole pilot on board were pronounced dead.
‘Key to this investigation is going to be looking at the mechanical condition of the airplane itself, the engine.’
It is not currently known what caused the crash. Dennis Jacobs, airport manager of the Bates County Emergency Management Agency, suspects that power issues are to blame for the plane’s troubles.
“It had just taken off and made a left turn. In my opinion,
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