STATESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A business jet crashed Thursday while trying to return to a North Carolina airport shortly after takeoff, killing all seven people aboard, including retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family, authorities said.

A plane crash in North Carolina killed NASCAR racer Greg Biffle early Thursday morning, and in response, the City of Camas is mourning the loss of a hometown hero. Read online:

NASCAR remembered Biffle as a "winner on and off the race track" after he and his family died in a plane crash.