Overview
- FOX’s Daytona 500 broadcast aired a three-minute tribute, while RFK Racing and Kaulig Racing ran car numbers in Biffle’s signature font and RFK added season-long “The Biff” decals.
- Investigators say Greg Biffle was not flying the Cessna C550 when it crashed, with a qualified pilot at the controls and the right-seat occupant lacking copilot credentials.
- The jet was bound for Florida and attempted to return to Statesville Regional Airport, crashing less than a mile from the runway and igniting a large fire.
- An NTSB preliminary account cites reported issues with flight instruments, no evidence of uncontained engine failure, and impact with trees, light stanchions, and a perimeter fence during the return.
- Seven people died in the Dec. 18 crash: Greg Biffle, his wife Cristina, children Emma, 14, and Ryder, 5, pilot Dennis Dutton, his son Jack, and Craig Wadsworth.