Bryan Manzer and Steven Lewis were killed flying back to Asheboro from Tennessee on Friday night, according to WGHP. Manzer, 61, and Lewis, 30, were flying in a single-engine four-seater airplane.
Authorities found the wreckage in a wooded area off Cedar Rock Mountain Road about two miles south of the airport. The plane left from Knoxville.
Witnesses at the Asheboro Regional Airport said the plane flew past the runway while landing around 8:30. An official cause has not been released.