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| Date: | Saturday 25 May 2024 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: | Cessna U206C Super Skywagon (PT6A-21 turbine) |
| Owner/operator: | Aerial Transport LLC |
| Registration: | N29173 |
| MSN: | U206-1140 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Butler Memorial Airport (BUM/KBUM), Butler, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Butler Airport, MO (BUM/KBUM) |
| Butler Airport, MO (BUM/KBUM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Cessna U206C Super Skywagon, N29173, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near the Butler Memorial Airport (BUM/KBUM), Butler, Missouri. The pilot and five skydivers were not injured, and one skydiver sustained serious injuries.
The FAA reported that as the skydivers were jumping out of the plane, one parachute deployed over the tail damaging the horizontal stabilizer, causing a loss of control. The pilot jumped out and parachuted to safely after the skydivers jumped.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.kctv5.com/2024/05/25/seven-people-survive-plane-crash-near-butler-memorial-airport/
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=29173
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N29173/history/20240525/1725Z/KBUM/KBUM
https://photos.flightaware.com/photos/retriever/04ca2d6be5460d0138505d5f0b22bffbaabfdc7d (photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 November 2019 | N29173 | Aerial Transport LLC | 0 | Mexico Memorial Airport (KMYJ), Audrain County, MI | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2024 22:17 | vasilf | Added |
| 25-May-2024 22:29 | vasilf | Updated [Cn, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 25-May-2024 22:31 | vasilf | Updated [Time, Aircraft type] |
| 26-May-2024 05:36 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 26-May-2024 13:28 | V Pray | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-May-2024 06:07 | bobb5131 | Updated [[Narrative]] |
| 28-May-2024 16:12 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jun-2024 17:14 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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