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Fire Destroys Greenville Hangar

Four aircraft were lost when a hangar at South Carolina’s Greenville Downtown Airport (KGMU) was destroyed in an early-morning fire last month.

Special Services Corporation’s hangar collapsed in the early-morning fire. [Courtesy: Special Services Corporation]
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Key Takeaways:

  • An early-morning fire at Greenville Downtown Airport destroyed a hangar owned by Special Services Corporation (SSC) last month, resulting in the loss of four aircraft and significant equipment.
  • No injuries were reported, and airport operations were unaffected; however, the hangar is a total loss, and the cause of the blaze is under investigation.
  • Despite the setback, SSC's office contents and aircraft logbooks were saved, and the company has already resumed operations with plans to swiftly rebuild.
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Four aircraft were lost when a hangar at South Carolina’s Greenville Downtown Airport (KGMU) was destroyed in an early-morning fire last month. No one was injured in the blaze.

The hangar was owned by the Greenville-based charter, maintenance, and aircraft management company Special Services Corporation (SSC). In addition to the aircraft, two of which belonged to SSC’s charter fleet and two of which were client-owned aircraft in for maintenance, the company lost much of its tooling and support equipment. SSC reported that the firewall protecting its office held, saving contents including the aircraft logbooks. The company said the hangar itself, the roof of which collapsed in the fire, is a total loss.

Kate O'Connor

Kate is a private pilot, certificated aircraft dispatcher, and graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

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