NEW : A witness said the plane 's engine was ` ` screaming full tilt '' before the accident . Two people -- the pilot and a person on the ground -- died in the small - plane crash . The crash occurred in North Myrtle Beach , South Carolina .
NEW : A witness says the plane 's engine was `` screaming full tilt '' before the accident . Two people -- the pilot and a person on the ground -- died in the small-plane crash . The crash happened in North Myrtle Beach , South Carolina .