Overview
- Two wrongful-death lawsuits filed this week by the estates of Dennis and Jack Dutton each seek $15 million, alleging Greg Biffle failed to maintain the Cessna C550 his company owned.
- The NTSB’s preliminary report cites faulty cockpit readings including an incorrect altimeter, a transfer of control to Jack Dutton shortly before impact, and a lack of a qualified copilot, with the safety probe still open.
- Search-warrant affidavits describe a Jan. 7–8 break-in at the Mooresville home where about $30,000 in cash, two handguns, and NASCAR memorabilia were taken by someone who seemed to know the layout and camera locations.
- Investigators say the family’s email and bank credentials were changed within hours of the Dec. 18 crash and a fraudulent check tied to Biffle’s business was cashed on Dec. 30, in a multi-state scheme now under active review with devices seized in late April.
- Authorities have named no suspects or filed charges, and records link a woman known to the family to the burglary through surveillance images and license-plate data as civil, criminal, and safety investigations continue in parallel.