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Twelve Killed in Crash of Pacific Aerospace 750XL Near Butler, Missouri

An NTSB accident record lists 12 people on board and 12 fatalities in the June 14, 2026 crash; the investigation is open and the cause has not been determined.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 11:31 a.m. ET
people were killed when a single-engine turboprop crashed in Missouri on June 14, 2026, at about 4:25 p.m. local time, according to the accident record held by the National Transportation Safety Board. The record lists people on board and fatalities, and describes the aircraft as destroyed. The event is still developing and the NTSB investigation is open. The accident record identifies the aircraft as a , registration , and lists the operator as . It classifies the flight as a Part 91 general aviation flight, and gives the nearest city as Butler, Missouri. Geographic reference data places Butler County, Missouri at a settlement elevation of 325 feet, with Hall Aviation Airport 3.6 miles to the south, Hayes Field 5.6 miles to the east and Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport 6.4 miles to the northeast of the reference point; that data locates a settlement and nothing finer. Aircraft registry records list as a 2010-built , a single-engine turboprop landplane, serial number 165, powered by a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 and registered in the United States. The registry lists the registered owner as Skyhi Aero LLC, with a mailing address in Jasper, Tennessee, and a registration certificate issue date of 16 January 2023; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator of the flight, the pilot, or otherwise connected to it. FAA registration data list Skyhi Aero LLC only as an aircraft-owning entity, and no public information about its business activities, staffing or certificates was located. Weather observations recorded at Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport, 6.4 miles away and 28 minutes from the reported time of the accident, show wind from 310 degrees at knots, visibility 10 statute miles, scattered cloud at 3,900 feet and a temperature of 79°F. These are instrument readings, not statements by anyone, and say nothing about what happened. The NTSB database, which begins in 2008, contains one other case involving a , of which none involved a fatality. That count is a matter of record and says nothing about the cause of this accident. The cause of the crash has not been determined.

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Reference data

From aircraft and geographic registries, not from the news sources. Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.

Registration
N221BN
Type
Pacific Aerospace Ltd 750XL — single-engine turboprop landplane
Engines
P&W CANADA PT6A-34
Registered owner
Skyhi Aero LlcThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
Terrain elevation
325 ft
Nearest aerodrome
3.6 miles N of Hall Aviation Airport (US-6203)

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Revision history

  1. Version 27 Aug 2026, 15:31current

    Clarified that the geographic reference data locates a settlement rather than the accident site, restated the weather data as sensor readings, and added the owner-background source URLs.

  2. Version 15 Aug 2026, 15:43

    First published.

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