Accident Overview
On November 10, 2025, about 1019 eastern standard time, a Beech King Air B100, registration N30HG, was destroyed when it struck a pond near Coral Springs, Florida. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operating under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight intended to transport relief supplies to Jamaica following a late October hurricane.
Flight Preparations and Loading
The flight was to depart from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) and return the same day. At 0913, a local church group arrived with supplies including a generator, tarpaulins, electric tools, screws, and flashlights. The pilot had previously informed them he could carry about 1,000 lbs of cargo. However, upon arrival, the group noticed approximately 200 lbs of equipment already loaded behind the pilot's seat. The pilot arranged additional cargo as it was passed through the rear door. The generator (without fuel) was placed in the aft baggage compartment and secured with webbing. The remaining cargo was positioned on cabin seats and footwells. The cargo was not weighed; the pilot checked the weight documented on each box and stopped loading when he determined capacity was reached, leaving some cargo for another flight. A photo taken afterward showed the center aisle clear and cargo unsecured on passenger seats. The airplane was then filled with 282 gallons of Jet-A fuel.
Departure and Flight Path
The airplane departed Runway 27 at 1014:26. ADS-B data showed a climbing right turn to the northwest with an average climb rate of about 1,000 fpm, varying between 0 and 2,800 fpm, until leveling at 4,000 ft msl. Air traffic control instructed the pilot to initiate a right turn to a heading of 120°, which was acknowledged. The airplane began turning right at about 150 kts. About 25 seconds later, the heading was amended to 090°, again acknowledged. By the time the airplane reached 090°, it had accelerated to 200 kts and started descending. A few seconds later, the controller instructed a turn to 120°, but the airplane had descended to about 3,100 ft. With no response, the controller transmitted, “November zero hotel golf, climbing?” Heavy breathing and grunting sounds were heard. The airplane descended to about 1,500 ft and reached 270 kts. The last ADS-B target was recorded about 200 ft west and 350 ft above the impact location.
Impact and Post-Impact
Security cameras captured the final moments. Two cameras facing north toward a small pond in a residential neighborhood 7 miles north-northwest of FXE recorded two frames of the airplane in a steep nose-down attitude before striking the water. Another set of cameras, 400 ft east, showed the airplane emerging from clouds and passing right to left in a nose-down attitude before striking the pond about 3 seconds later. No smoke or vapors were visible, and engine sounds were audible. GOES-19 satellite imagery showed a band of cumulus clouds associated with a cold front extending over the accident area. ADS-B data indicated the airplane entered this band after takeoff and remained within clouds during the turn east until descending.
The airplane struck the western shore of the pond in a right-wing-low, 45-degree nose-down attitude. It was heavily fragmented; the largest recovered component was the empennage (vertical stabilizer/rudder assembly with horizontal stabilizer fragments). Other recovered components included fragmented wing and fuselage segments, engine sections, and propeller assemblies, retained for examination.
Aircraft Information
The pilot purchased the airplane in February 2024. In June 2024, it underwent a complete interior and avionics upgrade, including a Garmin G600 TXi touchscreen display, GTN 750 Xi GPS/NAV/COMM/MFD, GI 275 standby attitude indicator, GTX 345 transponder, and S-TEC 3100 Digital Flight Control System with new roll, pitch, and yaw servos.