2025 Beech 58 Accident Near Tabor City, North Carolina (N82UC)

Accident Overview and Flight Details On June 14, 2025, at 1245 eastern daylight time, a Beech 58 airplane, registration N82UC, was destroyed in an accident near Tabor City, North Carolina. The private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The aircraft was operating as a personal flight under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The instrument-rated private pilot departed Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport/Simpson Field (SPA) in Spartanburg, South Carolina, at 1120 for Grand Strand Airport (CRE) in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, approximately 170 nautical miles to the southeast. Preliminary Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data and air traffic control communications indicated that the enroute portion of the flight was normal. The pilot maintained a track of about 100° at 7,000 feet mean sea level (msl) and 190 knots groundspeed while in communication with the Myrtle Beach (MYR) Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON). The controller issued a descent to 4,000 feet msl, which was complied with. The pilot requested a different heading to avoid weather, and the controller issued a heading of 060°. The pilot was subsequently handed over to the eastern sector radar controller, who approved deviations to avoid heavy precipitation and issued headings to intercept the final approach course for the Instrument Landing System (ILS) approach to runway 23 at CRE.