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Investigation Launched Into Plane Crash That Killed NASCAR Legend

The ill-fated private jet was returning to the airport in heavy rain when it crashed and burst into flames, federal investigators reported.
Investigation Launched Into Plane Crash That Killed NASCAR Legend
Greg Biffle, driver of the #51 Toyota, celebrates in the victory lane after winning the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series SpeedyCash.com 400 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 7, 2019. Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
Jill McLaughlin
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Federal air safety experts were on scene of a private jet crash in Statesville, North Carolina, Friday, launching an investigation into what caused the tragic crash that killed NASCAR legend and hall of fame nominee Greg Biffle and his family as well as three others.

Law enforcement officials confirmed Thursday Biffle’s Cessna Citation C550 business jet crashed off the end of a runway while attempting to land at about 10:15 a.m. No one survived the crash, according to National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators.
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