Myrtle Beach aviation company denies wrongdoing in wake of 2022 airplane crash that killed two

FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A federal jury may decide next year whether a Myrtle Beach-based aviation company is liable for the deaths of two North Carolina men.

Court records show that jury selection is slated for March 2 in a wrongful death suit filed in February by the estates of Terry Druffel and Barrie McMurtrie, who were killed in a single-engine plane wreck on Sept. 14, 2022 in a wooded area outside of Conway.

The men, both from Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., had extensive backgrounds in flying, according to their obituaries…

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