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groundloop

(13,568 posts) Thu Dec 18, 2025, 12:40 PM Dec 18

Deaths reported after business jet crashed at an airport in North Carolina

Source: AP News

A sheriff said there were deaths Thursday in the crash of a business jet that was trying to land at a regional airport in Statesville, North Carolina.

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The Federal Aviation Administration said a Cessna C550 crashed while landing at Statesville Regional Airport around 10:20 a.m. Thursday. The National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA are investigating.

Video from WSOC-TV showed first responders rushing onto the runway as flames burned near scattered wreckage from the plane.

The airport’s website states that Statesville Regional Airport offers corporate aviation facilities for Fortune 500 companies and several NASCAR teams.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/plane-crash-north-carolina-c39536433cb423432dd140e6b067d73a

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Deaths reported after business jet crashed at an airport in North Carolina (Original Post) groundloop Dec 18 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author peppertree Dec 18 #1

WTF are you conspiracy theorizing about? This is 15 miles from my house. ms liberty Dec 18 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author MarineCombatEngineer Dec 18 #5

I hear you peppertree Dec 18 #9

It was Greg Biffle, his wife, 5 year old and 14 year old, and two others ms liberty Dec 18 #11

Godspeed to them peppertree Dec 18 #12

Statesville Plane Crash: Who Is NASCAR Driver Greg Biffle, Linked to the Crashed Cessna C550? marble falls Dec 18 #2

Multiple sources are now reporting Biffle was on board. Not yet confirmed by officials Brother Buzz Dec 18 #7

Ooof Hassin Bin Sober Dec 18 #10

This is about 15 miles east of me. That airport handles a number of corporate and race team jets ms liberty Dec 18 #3

I have stayed there passing through number of times. Nice area. Lake Norman and small places to rent rather than a motel twodogsbarking Dec 18 #6

More news has been learned about this crash jmowreader Dec 18 #8

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ms liberty

(10,973 posts)

4. WTF are you conspiracy theorizing about? This is 15 miles from my house.

Reply to peppertree (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 01:58 PM

Dec 18

Statesville Airport is small and is used mostly by Nascar drivers and teams, and a few businesspeople. Since it's already been identified as a jet belonging to Greg Biffles's org, then it is a Nascar jet. Today is December 18th and the flight info in the article tells us that the jet was supposed to go to Sarasota, then on to I think it said the Bahamas, then the jet goes back to Lauderdale.
In other words, this sounds like someone going on a vacation for Christmas. The jet could have been ferrying several people to their family home for the holidays, we know that a lot of teams do that for their people. Or it could be Nascar driver Greg Biffle and his wife and kids going to one of those locations.. We don't know yet.

But you go ahead with the snark that has zero to do with the tragedy unfolding today for at least one family and probably more.

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peppertree

(23,132 posts)

9. I hear you

Reply to ms liberty (Reply #4)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 04:37 PM

Dec 18

I still contend that the possibility of at least some intrigue can't be ruled out - but I agree that the tone was inappropriate.

To be deleted forthwith.

ms liberty

(10,973 posts)

11. It was Greg Biffle, his wife, 5 year old and 14 year old, and two others

Reply to peppertree (Reply #9)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 05:19 PM

Dec 18

From the E News article:
"While details on the cause of the crash are pending, Accuweather Vice President of Forecasting Operations Dan DePodwin, weather conditions at the Statesville airport were “adverse,” the Observer reported.

“Heavy drizzle and a cloud ceiling near 1,200 feet were reported at 10:15 a.m,” DePodwin said, per the outlet. “The cloud ceiling had reportedly lowered to around 400 feet, with heavy rain reducing visibility to less than 2 miles at 10:30 a.m.”"

No conspiracies. Probably weather and possibly pilot error.

peppertree

(23,132 posts)

12. Godspeed to them

Reply to ms liberty (Reply #11)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 05:59 PM

Dec 18

marble falls

(71,104 posts)

2. Statesville Plane Crash: Who Is NASCAR Driver Greg Biffle, Linked to the Crashed Cessna C550?

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 12:51 PM

Dec 18

... Statesville Plane Crash: Who Is NASCAR Driver Greg Biffle, Linked to the Crashed Cessna C550?

Edited by: Rounak Bagchi
Updated Dec 18, 2025, 22:59 IST

https://apnews.com/article/plane-crash-north-carolina-c39536433cb423432dd140e6b067d73a

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A small plane crashed at an airport in Iredell County, North Carolina, on Thursday, killing multiple people, according to the local sheriff. Business records indicated that the plane is affiliated with retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle. However, It is not known whether he was on board at the time of the crash.

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Brother Buzz

(39,574 posts)

7. Multiple sources are now reporting Biffle was on board. Not yet confirmed by officials

Reply to marble falls (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 02:36 PM

Dec 18

Greg Biffle's Friend Says NASCAR Champion, Wife and Kids Were on Plane That Crashed with Multiple Fatalities

Hassin Bin Sober

(27,387 posts)

10. Ooof

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #7)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 04:39 PM

Dec 18

ms liberty

(10,973 posts)

3. This is about 15 miles east of me. That airport handles a number of corporate and race team jets

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 01:42 PM

Dec 18

My husband delivered to them almost every day when he was a FedEx Express courier. Virtually all the NASCAR drivers and crews (and at least one Indy car driver that I know of) live in the area around Statesville and Mooresville; both are just north of Charlotte. This is tragic.

twodogsbarking

(17,581 posts)

6. I have stayed there passing through number of times. Nice area. Lake Norman and small places to rent rather than a motel

Reply to ms liberty (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 02:10 PM

Dec 18

jmowreader

(52,901 posts)

8. More news has been learned about this crash

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 04:26 PM

Dec 18

The accident aircraft belonged to retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle.
https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/sports/nascar/2025/12/18/nascar-driver-greg-biffle-plane-crash/87828796007/

In NASCAR's top series, currently "NASCAR Cup," he has 19 wins, 175 top tens and 13 poles over 515 races.

Biffle, his wife, and their children were on board the aircraft when it crashed.
https://www.wxii12.com/article/greg-biffle-wife-children-die-nc-plane-crash/69811377

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