20250614007169A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 58 · Tabor City, NC · June 14, 2025

Date: June 14, 2025 · 12:43 local
Place: Tabor City, NC
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N82UC
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA25FA228
Reported as: Beech 58
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,160 total

N82UCRegistered now · Beech 58S/N TH-276 · Built 1972 Airframe modelBeech 58 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On June 14, 2025 at approximately 19:30Z, a Beechcraft baron collided with the ground in a wooded area near Tabor City, NC. The aircraft was destroyed and the two occupants received fatal injuries. The aircraft had attempted an instrument approach to runway 23 at cre but the pilot aborted the approach due to weather. While in the climb the pilot lost control of the aircraft and crashed.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 14, 2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 19:30Z, A BEECHCRAFT BARON COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A WOODED AREA NEAR TABOR CITY, NC. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE TWO OCCUPANTS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT HAD ATTEMPTED AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO RUNWAY 23 AT CRE BUT THE PILOT ABORTED THE APPROACH DUE TO WEATHER. WHILE IN THE CLIMB THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CRASHED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA25FA228Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportTabor City, NCOn June 14, 2025, at 1245 eastern daylight time, a Beech 58 airplane, N82UC, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Tabor City, North Carolina. The private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code…Jun 14, 2025 · Destroyed