Skipper Beck Was Killed In A Plane Crash

Skipper Beck Was Killed In A Plane Crash In Rock Hill Friday Morning – Longtime Charlotte car dealer Skipper Beck was killed in a plane crash in Rock Hill Friday morning, according to media outlets.

Skipper Beck’s single-engine Cirrus Cloud SR22 crashed at about 7:15 a.m. at the Rock Hill/York County Airport, according to the reports.

Like his father before him, Skipper Beck had long been the owner of a Mercedes-Benz dealership. Beck Imports of the Carolinas was sold to Hendrick Automotive Group in April.

Beck made headlines in January, when Skipper Beck was charged with soliciting prostitution through a call-girl service that catered to well-heeled customers. Skipper Beck, 49, admitted to the charge, which was dismissed in February after he attended a Charlotte treatment center.
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In an undated section of the Beck Management Group Web site, Skipper Beck wrote: “I have always teased my wife and others that anything that had a motor in it I could drive it. Well I also have a desire to fly it. I am currently flying a 2008 Cirrus SR22 G3 Turbo and working to get my instrument rating this summer.”

Skipper Beck formed the Beck Aviation Group to buy and sell aircraft as well as to operate charter air service.

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a single-engine pilot’s license to Beck in November.

Multiple calls to Skipper Beck Imports and Luquire George Andrews, the public relations firm that has represented Skipper Beck, were not returned.