{"id":2522850,"date":"2025-12-18T16:09:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T21:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deadly-north-carolina-crash-of-business-jet-connected-to-retired-nascar-driver\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T16:12:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T21:12:35","slug":"deadly-north-carolina-crash-of-business-jet-connected-to-retired-nascar-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deadly-north-carolina-crash-of-business-jet-connected-to-retired-nascar-driver\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadly North Carolina crash of business jet connected to retired NASCAR driver"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdeadly-north-carolina-crash-of-business-jet-connected-to-retired-nascar-driver%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2522850&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-image-show-dozens-of-private-jets-at-the-uns-cop26\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show Dozens Of Private Jets At The UN\u2019s COP26?\">business jet<\/a> carrying six <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-forces-attack-kyiv\/\" title=\"Russian Forces Attack Kyiv\">people crashed<\/a> on Thursday at Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina, causing a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >large fire adn multiple fatalities<\/a>.the Cessna C550, registered to a company owned by retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, was attempting to land after taking off earlier that morning. Witnesses nearby, including golfers at a local course, saw the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/plane-crashes-near-florida-airport-footage-shows-harrowing-aftermath\/\" title=\"... ...es Near Florida Airport - Footage Shows Harrowing Aftermath\">plane flying unusually low<\/a> before the crash. Authorities, including the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board, are investigating the incident. The airport serves corporate clients, including NASCAR teams and Fortune 500 companies. Weather conditions at the time included drizzle and clouds.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Multiple deaths reported in North Carolina crash of business jet connected to retired NASCAR driver<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2449382\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/air-travel\/\">business jet<\/a> with six people aboard crashed Thursday at a regional airport in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-carolina\/\">North Carolina<\/a> used by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nascar\/\">NASCAR<\/a> teams and Fortune 500 companies, erupting in a large fire and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3-dead-10-injured-after-tornado-hits-n-c\/\" title=\"3 dead, 10 injured after tornado hits N.C.\">killing multiple people<\/a>, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>Flight records show the plane was registered to a company run by retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/3925288\/trump-admin-claim-mexico-will-comply-water-treaty\/\">Trump admin again claims Mexico will comply with water treaty<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/3925277\/plans-spend-nyc-congestion-pricing-revenue\/\">Plans to spend NYC&rsquo;s congestion pricing revenue laid out<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/3917211\/united-airlines-flight-dulles-engine-failure\/\">United Airlines flight returns to Dulles Airport after engine failure<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>There were six people on the Cessna C550 that crashed while landing at Statesville Regional Airport, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) north of Charlotte, the Federal Aviation Administration said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can confirm there were fatalities,&rdquo; Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell said.<\/p>\n<p>At a news conference, Statesville Regional Airport manager John Ferguson says federal authorities are at the scene where a business jet crashed Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Golfers playing next to the airport were shocked as they witnessed the disaster, even dropping to the ground at the Lakewood Golf Club while the plane was overhead. The ninth hole was covered with debris.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We were like, &lsquo;Oh my gosh! That&rsquo;s way too low,&rsquo;&rdquo; said Joshua Green of Mooresville. &ldquo;It was scary.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA were investigating. AccuWeather says there was some drizzle and clouds at the time of the crash.<\/p>\n<p>The plane took off from the airport shortly after 10 a.m. but then returned and was attempting to land there, according to tracking data posted by&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/flightaware.com\/\">FlightAware.com<\/a>.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ups-plane-crash-louisville-ecb71ae0fe6ca10c2b79c3294a06db28\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ups-louisville-plane-crash-ntsb-engine-f4435d93283b51153596108ac7eba45a\"><\/a>The plane had planned to fly later from Sarasota, Florida, to Treasure Cay International Airport in the Bahamas before returning to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and then to Statesville by evening, data showed.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3925642\/government-admits-fault-dca-crash-wholly-avoidable-tragedy\/\">GOVERNMENT ADMITS FAULT IN REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT CRASH: &lsquo;WHOLLY AVOIDABLE TRAGEDY&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Video from WSOC-TV showed first responders rushing onto the runway as flames burned near scattered wreckage from the plane.<\/p>\n<p>The airport&rsquo;s website states that it offers corporate aviation facilities for Fortune 500 companies and several NASCAR teams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Multiple fatalities in NC business jet crash linked to NASCAR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2634,"featured_media":2522851,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25352705677959.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[50695,69047,69049,69048],"class_list":["post-2522850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-aviation-accident","tag-business-jet","tag-nascar-driver","tag-north-carolina-crash"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25352705677959.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2634"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2522850"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522850\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2522854,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522850\/revisions\/2522854"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2522851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2522850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2522850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2522850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}