India, June 17 -- A routine flight from Spartanburg to Myrtle Beach turned deadly on June 14, when a small twin-engine Beechcraft aircraft crashed near the South Carolina-North Carolina border, claiming two lives. The aircraft, registered under tail number N82UC, took off from Spartanburg Downtown Airport at 11:30 am local time. According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records, radar last detected the plane at 12:44 pm near Tabor City, North Carolina.

Both individuals onboard were residents of Spartanburg County. They were later identified as69-year-old Philip Porter and 66-year-old Cheryle Porter, according to Fox News.

The aircraft appeared to be en route to Grand Strand Airport in North Myrtle Beach. But partway through the...