SC Coroner IDs Pilot, Co-Pilot Killed In Thursday Greenville SC Plane Crash FAA Says Neither Licensed To Fly Jet

GREENVILLE, SC. (THECOUNT) — The two victims killed in a jet crash at the Greenville Downtown Airport Thursday have been identified as pilot, John Caswell and co-pilot, Stephen Fox.

The FAA revealed that neither Caswell, nor Fox, had the proper credentials to fly a jet aircraft. According to their Federal Aviation Administration, pilots flying jet aircraft are required specific training in that type aircraft in order to achieve “type rated” status.

The Dassault Falcon 50 jet, also known as a DA-50, crashed Thursday about 1:40 p.m., killing the pilot and co-pilot and injuring two passengers, officials said.

The plane went off a runway, through a fence and down about a 200-foot safety area, which includes a fairly steep embankment. source

Witnesses said the plane came down nose first, impacting with the ground.

Caswell and Fox were pronounced dead at the scene of blunt-force trauma injuries consistent with the impact.

The National Transportation Safety Board did not officially identify which man was at the controls at the time of the crash.

Caswell’s records did show a “DA-50 SIC privileges only,” rating, SIC “second-in-command,” meaning he was qualified to co-pilot a jet in that classification. Fox’s records however did not show any such rating that would allow him to operate a DA-50 jet aircraft.

An FAA official confirmed the records are up to date at the time of the crash.

Flight records show the jet departed Tampa, Florida and listed Greenville, SC, as its final destination.

The current condition and identity of the two passengers was not provided.

The crash remains under investigation.