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NTSB Retrieves Wreckage After Skydiving Plane Crash Kills 12

6/17/2026

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NTSB Retrieves Wreckage

The NTSB will retrieve the wreckage Tuesday and issue a preliminary report within 30 days.
A 750XL aircraft carrying 11 skydivers and a pilot crashed after takeoff from Butler Memorial Airport on June 14, killing 12.
NTSB Vice Chairman Michael Graham gave condolences, noting no cockpit or flight-data recorder blocks speculation.
Volunteers and groups including Koehn Bakery, American Red Cross, Code 1 Wellness gave refreshments and mental-health aid.

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P750XL Crashes

Among the dead were a high-school music teacher, a cancer survivor and a new father with two infant sons.
A P750XL carrying 11 skydivers and a pilot crashed after takeoff from Butler Memorial Airport, Kansas, on June 14, killing 12.
The NTSB warned that weak oversight of skydiving can let poor aircraft maintenance go unnoticed.
Four victims were preparing to become skydiving instructors, with families posting heartfelt tributes online.

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NTSB Retrieves Wreckage

The NTSB will retrieve the wreckage Tuesday and issue a preliminary report within 30 days.
A 750XL aircraft carrying 11 skydivers and a pilot crashed after takeoff from Butler Memorial Airport on June 14, killing 12.
NTSB Vice Chairman Michael Graham gave condolences, noting no cockpit or flight-data recorder blocks speculation.
Volunteers and groups including Koehn Bakery, American Red Cross, Code 1 Wellness gave refreshments and mental-health aid.

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