Two Dead in Small Plane Crash Moments After Takeoff in North Carolina

A Beechcraft Bonanza crashed near Pitt-Greenville Airport shortly after takeoff, with no survivors reported and investigations underway.

The crash occurred at approximately 7:50 a.m. local time on Friday, March 14, shortly after the plane departed Pitt-Greenville Airport en route to Vero Beach, Florida.
The single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza went down in the yard of Consolidated Pipe and Supply, a utility business, causing no injuries to individuals on the ground.
Both the pilot and the passenger aboard the plane were killed, and their identities have not yet been released as investigators work to notify next of kin.
The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board have launched an investigation into the cause of the crash, with an NTSB investigator expected to arrive on-site by Saturday morning.
Local roads near the crash site were temporarily closed but have since reopened, and flights at Pitt-Greenville Airport continue to operate as scheduled.