What happened
On November 10, 2025, a Beechcraft King Air B100, registration N30HG, crashed near Coral Springs, Florida, resulting in 2 fatalities.
The flight was operating under Part 91 regulations as a personal flight intended to transport relief supplies to Jamaica following a hurricane. The mission originated from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE). Prior to departure, a group delivered supplies including a generator, tools, and flashlights. While the pilot had previously loaded 200 lbs of equipment, the additional cargo was placed on passenger seats and footwells. The cargo was not weighed, though the pilot verified the weight of individual boxes. The aircraft was also loaded with 282 gallons of Jet-A fuel.
After departing Runway 27 at 10:14 EST, the aircraft climbed to 4,000 feet MSL. During subsequent maneuvers directed by air traffic control, the aircraft began a descent. ADS-B data showed the aircraft's airspeed increased to 270 knots as it descended to 1,500 feet. During radio communications, the controller heard heavy breathing and grunting from the cockpit. The aircraft's final ADS-B position was recorded approximately 350 feet above the impact site.
Security cameras in a nearby residential neighborhood captured the aircraft in a steep, nose-down attitude before it struck a pond. Satellite and radar imagery indicated the aircraft had been flying through a band of cumulus clouds associated with a cold front.
The investigation
The aircraft struck the western shore of the pond in a right-wing-low, 45-degree nose-down attitude. Upon impact, the aircraft was heavily fragmented. Recovered components included the empennage, vertical stabilizer, rudder, horizontal stabilizer fragments, and sections of the fuselage, wings, engines, and propellers.