The official social media account for NASCAR wrote in an online post that Biffle’s wife Cristina, daughter Emma, son Ryder were also killed in the crash. Three others — Dennis and Jack Dutton and Craig Wadsworth — died as well, according to NASCAR.
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"We are devastated by the loss of our loved ones," the families of the deceased said in a joint statement obtained by Yahoo Sports. "This tragedy has left all of our families heartbroken beyond words."
We are devastated by the loss of our loved ones," the families of the deceased said in a joint statement obtained by Yahoo Sports. "This tragedy has left all of our families heartbroken beyond words."
The airport said Thursday afternoon that names of the deceased “cannot be released due to the post-crash fire” and their identification was pending confirmation from the medical examiner.
The airport reported that there had been an “aircraft incident” at around 10 a.m. local time and local authorities had confirmed that there were several fatalities.
Concerns that Biffle may have been involved in the crash began to surface shortly after it became clear that the plane was owned by a company called GB Aviation Leasing, which is headquartered at an address that matches an address for Biffle in Mooresville, N.C.
According to tracking data from the website FlightAware, the plane took off from Statesville Airport at 10:06 a.m. before abruptly looping back toward the airport. The plane was scheduled to fly from Sarasota, Fla., to the Bahamas later on Thursday afternoon, according to FlightAware’s log of its upcoming flights.
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