NASCAR, Statesville and of Biffle
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A flight tracking platform says the flight was to include stops in Florida but a same-day return to North Carolina.
Federal investigators will focus on who was flying the plane, its recent maintenance history and if the pilot(s) lost control before it crashed.
A plane crashed while landing at North Carolina’s Statesville Regional Airport on Thursday, December 18, with police confirming fatalities, according to local news reports.According to the Statesville Regional Airport,
Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich broke down flight-tracking data and FAA records for the Cessna C550. Flight-tracking data shows a very short flight path. The aircraft climbed briefly before making a quick turnaround. Unfortunately, it crashed during that emergency landing attempt on the runway.
Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family were among those killed when a Cessna C550 aircraft crashed at Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina.
A small private jet carrying NASCAR driver Greg Biffle crashed while landing at Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina on Thursday.NASCAR issued a statement on the death of the 55-year-old, “who became known in his later years for his humanitarian work.