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NTSB Preliminary Report on Skydiving Plane Crash at Butler Memorial Airport, Missouri

Occurred 1 Jun 2026·Detected 3 Jul 2026·
🇺🇸 Butler Memorial Airport, Bates County, Missouri, United States56 reportsEnded 8 Jul 2026
AviationAviation

NTSB preliminary findings on the Butler Memorial Airport skydiving crash confirm 12 people aboard were killed and investigators have not flagged engine failure at this stage. The aircraft, identified as a Pacific Aerospace airframe operated by Skydive Kansas City, was destroyed in a post-crash fire. Final cause, confirmed aircraft model, and any insurance or loss disclosures remain unconfirmed, keeping London Market materiality limited to a single-aircraft hull and operator liability exposure.

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Impact verdict

Low impact. LOW: Available reporting supports a single-aircraft fatal accident with 12 occupant deaths, probable hull destruction, and operator liability exposure on a commercial skydiving flight. Direct relevance is concentrated in Aviation, with a contingent products-liability angle on the Pacific Aerospace airframe. London Market materiality remains limited because no insured loss estimate, aircraft value, insurer participation, or fleet-wide safety action has been confirmed.

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Geographic Zone Matches

3 active matches

  • TRIA Certified Areas
    Rule-basedConfidence 100%
  • Pacific Ring of Fire
    Rule-basedConfidence 100%
  • Caribbean Hurricane Zone
    Rule-basedConfidence 100%

Geographic zone matches are RiskEvents spatial/analytical indicators, not coverage determinations or Lloyd's official classifications.

Affected countries

🇺🇸 United States

Lloyd's classifications

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