{"id":350135,"date":"2025-12-18T21:19:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T21:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/aerospace\/nascars-greg-biffle-family-reported-killed-in-citation-crash-in-north-carolina\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T21:19:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T21:19:07","slug":"nascars-greg-biffle-family-reported-killed-in-citation-crash-in-north-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=350135","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR\u2019s Greg Biffle, family reported killed in Citation crash in North Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and members of his immediate family were reported killed after a Cessna Citation II business jet crashed while\u00a0attempting\u00a0to land at Statesville Regional Airport (SVH) in North Carolina on December 18,\u00a02025,\u00a0according to local media reports and individuals with direct personal ties to the flight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)\u00a0confirmed that a\u00a0Cessna 550\u00a0crashed at approximately\u00a010:20 a.m. local time\u00a0while returning to Statesville shortly after takeoff. Authorities said\u00a0six people were on board, and all were killed. The\u00a0National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)\u00a0is leading the investigation and has not yet formally released the identities of the victims.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0aircraft,\u00a0registered\u00a0N257BW, was owned by GB Aviation Leasing, a company linked to Biffle through public FAA records. Flight-tracking data\u00a0indicates\u00a0the jet\u00a0departed\u00a0Statesville at around 10:07 a.m. bound for Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) before returning to land\u00a0roughly\u00a010\u00a0minutes later.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Local television station\u00a0WCNC, citing Iredell County officials, reported that Biffle was among those killed. Further identification details were shared publicly by\u00a0Garrett Mitchell, a YouTuber known as\u00a0<em>Cleetus McFarland<\/em>, who said in a Facebook post that Biffle, his wife\u00a0Cristina, and their two children were traveling to Florida to visit him at the time of the crash. Authorities have not confirmed those details.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Emergency responders found the\u00a0aircraft\u00a0fully engulfed in flames\u00a0near the end of the runway, according to local fire officials. A witness near the airport told WSOC-TV that the\u00a0aircraft\u00a0appeared \u201cvery low\u201d before impact, followed by a large explosion. Officials have not commented on whether weather or mechanical issues contributed to the accident.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fog and reduced visibility were present in the area at the time, though investigators have not cited weather as a factor. Airport officials closed Statesville Regional Airport following the crash to allow emergency crews and investigators to\u00a0work\u00a0the scene.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The FAA said the NTSB will provide updates as the investigation progresses. An on-site briefing was expected following the arrival of federal investigators.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Biffle, 55, competed in NASCAR\u2019s top series for more than a decade and later became involved in aviation-related charitable and\u00a0logistics\u00a0efforts. Authorities said victim identification and notification procedures are ongoing, and\u00a0additional\u00a0information will be released when confirmed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and members of his immediate family were reported killed after a Cessna Citation II business jet crashed while\u00a0attempting\u00a0to land at Statesville Regional Airport (SVH) in North Carolina on December 18,\u00a02025,\u00a0according to local media reports and individuals with direct personal ties to the flight.\u00a0 The\u00a0Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)\u00a0confirmed that a\u00a0Cessna 550\u00a0crashed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":350136,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12024],"tags":[171726,14206,66857,3034,730,23688,27008,171725,843,29832],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-350135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aerospace","tag-biffle","tag-carolina","tag-citation","tag-crash","tag-family","tag-greg","tag-killed","tag-nascars","tag-north","tag-reported"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - 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