Beechcraft 60 Duke crash, Jun 20, 1989 (4 killed), Gaston
Beechcraft 60 Duke accident on June 20, 1989 near Gaston, South Carolina, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: The pilot took off despite...
- Date: June 20, 1989
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 60 Duke
- Location: Gaston, South Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot took off despite thunderstorms in the area and flew into a known storm, which overstressed the airframe.
A Beechcraft 60 Duke registered N78TW was on a personal flight from Gastonia to Fort Pierce when it flew into a thunderstorm area near Columbia, South Carolina. Radar showed it descending before the return was lost, and witnesses reported it came out of the clouds on fire. All four people on board died.