William Beck
Encyclopedia
William “Skipper” Beck was an American
businessman and the co-owner of the NBA basketball team, the Charlotte Bobcats
.
On September 11, 2009 Beck was flying by himself in a Cirrus SR22
when it crashed at a local airport in North Carolina
. The airplane took off from the airport but shortly into the flight crash landed and caught fire. Beck died instantly in the crash. He had previously flown from New Jersey
to Rock Hill
, South Carolina
that week.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
businessman and the co-owner of the NBA basketball team, the Charlotte Bobcats
Charlotte Bobcats
The Charlotte Bobcats is a professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association. The Bobcats were established in 2004 as an expansion team, two seasons after Charlotte's previous NBA...
.
On September 11, 2009 Beck was flying by himself in a Cirrus SR22
Cirrus SR22
The Cirrus SR22 is a single-engine, four-seat, composite aircraft, built by Cirrus Aircraft starting in 2001. It is a more powerful version of the Cirrus SR20, with a larger wing, higher fuel capacity, and a 310 horsepower engine...
when it crashed at a local airport in North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
. The airplane took off from the airport but shortly into the flight crash landed and caught fire. Beck died instantly in the crash. He had previously flown from New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
to Rock Hill
Rock Hill
Rock Hill is the name of some places in the United States of America:* Rock Hill, South Carolina, fourth largest city in South Carolina, population 70,000* Rock Hill, Missouri, small city in Missouri, population 5,000...
, South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
that week.