Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, his immediate family and others on board a business jet were killed after the plane crashed and burst into flames in western North Carolina on Thursday, Dec. 18, according to the family members of the people on board and NASCAR.
The Cessna C550 crashed about 10:15 a.m. local time while landing at Statesville Regional Airport in Iredell County, about 40 miles north of Charlotte, according to local officials and the Federal Aviation Administration. The airport confirmed that seven people were on board the plane at the time of the crash.
The North Carolina Highway Patrol said it is believed that Biffle and members of his family were among those killed in the crash, but a formal confirmation has not been completed due to a severe post-crash fire. Identification of the victims is pending confirmation from the medical examiner’s office.