Pilot in S.C. plane crash identified as Va. Beach resident

The pilot of a small plane that crashed in South Carolina was identified as Mado McDonald of Virginia Beach.

The multi-engine King Air B200, registered in Virginia Beach, crashed short of the runway about 10:15 p.m. Monday at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport, said Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen.

McDonald and two employees of Stevens Aviation, which repairs and maintains small aircraft in Greenville, were all injured.

McDonald was upgraded to serious condition at a Greenville hospital, according to WSPA-TV, a Greenville television station, and the two others were listed in fair and good condition.

The plane crashed while attempting to land, hitting a guard rail and skipping over S.C. 14 before eventually landing on grass, airport spokeswoman Rosylin Weston told The Greenville News. No cars were hit.

The plane flew from Norfolk International Airport to Greenville on Sunday night, ahead of its scheduled service Monday, said Neal McGrail, chief operations officer at Stevens. At the time of the crash, the plane was on a test flight at the pilot’s request, similar to a test drive of a car at a mechanic’s shop, McGrail said.

The plane had been brought in for a routine check, he said.

The plane is registered under the name of Richmond-based corporate lawyer William J. Newman Jr. to MDTR Holdings LLC at the Virginia Beach address of ECPI College of Technology. Chief Financial Officer Greg Casey said the school does not own the plane.

Pilot writers Lauren Roth and Lauren King and The Associated Press contributed to this story.