Plane Owned By NASCAR Driver Greg Biffle Crashes in North Carolina

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Fatalities reported after private jet owned by NASCAR driver crashes at Statesville airport

Fatalities reported after private jet owned by NASCAR driver crashes at Statesville airport

Emergency crews are responding to a plane crash Thursday morning at the Statesville Regional Airport.

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The crash occurred at approximately 10:20 a.m. at the airport, which is located about 45 miles north of Charlotte. The Iredell County Sheriff's Office reported confirmed fatalities, although the exact number has yet to be verified.

Plane Owned By NASCAR Driver Greg Biffle Crashes in North Carolina

The Cessna C550, registered to former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, crashed while trying to attempt a landing at North Carolina's Statesville Regional Airport.

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[Scott Greczkowski]

I am hearing that they believe Greg Biffle was on board.

 

[meStevo]

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[dfergie]

Sad news, R.I.P. ...

 

[Foxbat]

One of the more respectable drivers in NASCAR, may he and his family Rest in Peace…

 

[RaiderPower]

Although The Biff was, indeed, a well-above average driver, who in addition to his nineteen Cup Series victories, also won championships in both the Truck Series and in what is now known as the Nationwide Series, he was far beyond a successful race car driver as despite his incredibly accomplished driving history, his real claim to fame was his success as a husband, a father, and a humanitarian as evidenced by virtue of his flying his personal helicopter to the Ashville, NC area after the devastating floods experienced in 2024, where he organized a relief effort that both saved numerous lives and delivered much-needed goods, flying his helicopter every day on multiple missions for more than two weeks in direct support of that effort. He was the epitome of a good and holy man. Well done, good and faithful servant.

 

[Mr Tony]

R.I.P.

 

[Jimbo]

R.I.P. Greg and Family.

 

[dfergie]

View: https://youtu.be/_qWyPuPDN-8?si=fnkhjolgPmAEuZjQ

 

[Yespage]

Sounds like they should have aborted the takeoff or landed immediately.

 

[Jimbo]

Sounds like they should have aborted the takeoff or landed immediately.

I think they were Trying to land immediatly ...

They wern't up there very long.

 

[Yespage]

I think they were Trying to land immediatly ...

They wern't up there very long.

My bad. They were returning. There was a comment about Biffle, presumably asking about going above cloud line and the indication was they were VFR, which made it sound to me they were en route at that point.

 

[Jimbo]

My bad. They were returning. There was a comment about Biffle, presumably asking about going above cloud line and the indication was they were VFR, which made it sound to me they were en route at that point.

The way I understood it, they had just gotten up in the air and found something wrong and were trying to go back to where they came from ... iirc, I follow alot of these airline issues, so I cound be mixing it up, but I don't think so.

I believe they were being advised to go to Charlotte, but determined that they could not make it taht far and returned to Statesville .