Bates County Coroner's Office releases names of the 12 victims in Butler, Missouri, plane crash
The Bates County Coroner's Office revealed Tuesday the names of the 12 people who were killed in a plane crash in Butler, Missouri, over the weekend.The full list of victims is below.Michael Shanahan, 54, from Kansas City, MissouriJennifer "Jen" Sharp, 55, from Grand Junction, MissouriDave Hershberger, 54, from Kansas City, MissouriKurt John Roy, 69, from Windber, PennsylvaniaSai Karthik Varma Datla, 24, from IndiaMatthew Swope, 39, from Independence, MissouriDustin McKinney, 44, from Stilwell, KansasBlake Thacker, 25, from Olathe, KansasMarcus Miller, 30, from Lawrence, KansasNicholas Nash, 40, from Harrisonville, MissouriWilliam Fischer, 23, from De Soto, KansasDane Cordes, 26, from Richmond, MissouriCONTINUING COVERAGE | Fatal Butler skydiving plane crashBates County, Missouri, Sheriff Chad Anderson said first responders received a 911 call shortly before 11:30 a.m. Sunday that a skydiving plane crashed just after takeoff from Butler Memorial Airport.Once crews arrived, they found the plane, a Pacific Aerospace 750XL, crashed and on fire on airport property.Eleven skydivers and one pilot were on board at the time of the crash, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board arrived in Butler on Monday, joining Federal Aviation Administration investigators to start gathering information about the crash.—
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