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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Pacific Aerospace 750XL · Bulter, MO · June 14, 2026

Date: June 14, 2026 · 11:25 local
Place: Bulter, MO
Airport: Bulter Memorial Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N221BN
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN26FA224
Reported as: Pacific Aerospace 750XL
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34
People aboard: 12
Fatal injuries: 12
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,242 total

N221BNRegistered now · Pacific Aerospace 750XLS/N 165 · Built 2010 Airframe modelPacific Aerospace 750XL Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On June 14, 2026, at about 1125 central daylight time (CDT), a Pacific aerospace 750XL,privacy data omitted, operating a skydiving flight under 14 CFR part 91 crashed shortly after takeoff. The aircraft departed Bulter Memorial Airport (kbum) on runway 36 for the 3rd skydiving flight of the day when it entered a left turn during the climb out and descended towards the ground. The aircraft impacted the ground and came to rest in a field on airport property west of runway 36. A post-crash fire ensued and all occupants on board the aircraft, 1 pilot and 11 skydiving passengers, were fatally injured.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 14, 2026, AT ABOUT 1125 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A PACIFIC AEROSPACE 750XL,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, OPERATING A SKYDIVING FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BULTER MEMORIAL AIRPORT (KBUM) ON RUNWAY 36 FOR THE 3RD SKYDIVING FLIGHT OF THE DAY WHEN IT ENTERED A LEFT TURN DURING THE CLIMB OUT AND DESCENDED TOWARDS THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST IN A FIELD ON AIRPORT PROPERTY WEST OF RUNWAY 36. A POST-CRASH FIRE ENSUED AND ALL OCCUPANTS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT, 1 PILOT AND 11 SKYDIVING PASSENGERS, WERE FATALLY INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN26FA224Accident · 12 fatalClass 2 · FieldPreliminary reportButler, MOOn June 14, 2026, about 1125 central daylight time, a Pacific Aerospace Limited 750XL airplane, N221BN, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Butler, Missouri. The pilot and 11 passengers sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as…Jun 14, 2026 · Destroyed

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