Spartanburg plane crash: 2 hilled, how the accident happened, and the questions it raises

A small plane crashed on June 14 near the South Carolina–North Carolina border. It took off from Spartanburg Downtown Airport at 11:30 a.m. It was going towards Myrtle Beach, but crashed before reaching, as per reports.

Two people from Spartanburg County died in the crash. Their names have not been identified yet. The plane was marked N82UC. Radar last saw the plane at 12:44 p.m. near Tabor City, North Carolina, as per FAA flight records.

Plane turned back due to bad weather

A flight tracker showed the plane going toward Myrtle Beach, then circling back, and flying over to North Carolina. After that, the plane disappeared from radar. The National Transportation Safety Board is now investigating how and why the crash happened, according to the report by the Spartanburg Herald-Journal.


The plane was a twin-engine Beechcraft flying from Spartanburg to Grand Strand Airport in North Myrtle Beach. The plane had last flown the same route on June 2. The plane’s tail number N82UC is registered to Majesty Air, Inc., based in Wilmington, Delaware, as per reports.

Majesty Air was set up in July 2022, and the plane was built in 1972. It took 2 hours and a helicopter to find the crash site near Old Dothan Road, said Tabor City Fire Chief Jeff Fowler, as per the report by WSPA.

A pilot helping with the search said, “I got some smoke in the trees at my nine o’clock” The plane reached 6,850 feet by 11:45 a.m. and disappeared from radar at 12:44 p.m. Aviation expert Robert Katz said the crash might have been avoidable if the pilot had taken a more cautious approach, as per the News13 report.

Katz said the pilot was warned of heavy weather near Grand Strand but still tried to approach. Katz said the plane circled away from the airport, then flew into thicker weather, which led to the crash, says reports, as per the report by News13.

FAQs

Q1. Why did the Spartanburg plane crash?
Bad weather near the destination likely caused the pilot to lose control while trying to avoid storms.

Q2. Who owned the crashed plane N82UC?
The plane was registered to Majesty Air, Inc., a Delaware-based company formed in July 2022.