A small plane carrying skydivers went down in Missouri on Saturday, killing all 12 people aboard, authorities said. The crash was reported June 14, 2026.
Few details had been released as of Saturday night. Authorities confirmed the death toll but hadn’t disclosed the location of the crash site, the identity of any victims, or what brought the aircraft down.
What investigators know so far
The plane was on a skydiving outing when it crashed — meaning the passengers were likely jumping recreationally, not riding as commercial passengers. Whether any of the 12 had exited the aircraft before the crash wasn’t immediately clear from what authorities disclosed.
Twelve dead in a single aviation accident is a heavy toll for any crash involving a light aircraft. Skydiving planes are typically small, single-engine aircraft designed to carry jumpers to altitude and aren’t held to the same maintenance and inspection standards as commercial airliners.
The National Transportation Safety Board typically investigates fatal aviation accidents and would be expected to send a team to the site, though no agency had publicly confirmed an active NTSB investigation as of Saturday night.
Originally reported by WTOP. Read the original report.
