{"id":211869,"date":"2025-12-18T22:04:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T22:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/18\/greg-biffle-shared-glimpse-inside-his-airplane-months-before-fatal-crash\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T22:04:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T22:04:08","slug":"greg-biffle-shared-glimpse-inside-his-airplane-months-before-fatal-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/18\/greg-biffle-shared-glimpse-inside-his-airplane-months-before-fatal-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Greg Biffle Shared Glimpse Inside His Airplane Months Before Fatal Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">NASCAR legend <strong>Greg Biffle<\/strong> was thrilled to be back in the sky just months before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/greg-biffle-plane-crash-nascar-stars-aircraft-bursts-into-flames\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his airplane crashed<\/a> and killed himself, his wife and two kids.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cExcited to get back flying again,\u201d Biffle, 55, shared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DOlunmljcUG\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">via Instagram<\/a> in September.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Biffle showed off a picture from inside his Cessna 550 Citation II, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/greg-biffle-and-family-dead-after-plane-crash-in-statesville-nascar-star-was-55\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the same plane that crashed<\/a> at Statesville Regional Airport on Thursday, December 18.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The crash killed Biffle, his wife, <strong>Cristina<\/strong>, his 14-year-old daughter, <strong>Emma<\/strong>, and his 5-year-old son, <strong>Ryder<\/strong>. Four other individuals were also killed in the crash.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It is not known if Greg was piloting the plane at the time of the crash.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Biffle family friend <strong>Garrett Mitchell<\/strong> \u2014 also known by his social media personality, Cleetus McFarland \u2014 was first to break the news that the entire Biffle family was on board the plane.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cUnfortunately, I can confirm Greg Biffle, his wife Cristina, daughter Emma and son Ryder were on that plane\u2026because they were on their way to spend the afternoon with us,\u201d Mitchell wrote via Facebook on Thursday. \u201cWe are devastated. I\u2019m so sorry to share this.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Shortly after 10 a.m., the aircraft turned around after takeoff and attempted to land back at Statesville Regional Airport, per tracking data posted by FlightAware.com.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DOlunmljcUG\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">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 back to Statesville by Thursday evening, according to the data.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">AccuWeather issued a press release on Thursday after the crash, indicating that conditions were \u201cadverse\u201d right before the incident.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">During a brief press conference on Thursday, airport officials said the airport is closed and it will take a while to remove the plane\u2019s debris from the runway.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Greg and Cristina got married in January 2023 and the couple routinely posted about their lives on social media.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The entire family gathered together when Greg was inducted into the North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame in September.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThank you to the NC Auto Racing Hall of Fame for this honor tonight,\u201d Greg shared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DPPkdakj_to\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">via Instagram<\/a> alongside a photo of himself, his wife and two kids. \u201cHonored to be inducted with Ryan tonight more pics to come of my plaque concreted in downtown Mooresville!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/golfers-who-witnessed-greg-biffles-plane-crash-recount-chaotic-scene\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/golfers-who-witnessed-greg-biffles-plane-crash-recount-chaotic-scene\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Golfers Who Witnessed Greg Biffle\u2018s Plane Crash Recount Chaotic Scene<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tGolfers at the Lakewood Golf Club in North Carolina recalled a chaotic scene as a plane belonging to former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle crashed on Thursday, December 18. \u201cWe were like, \u2018Oh my gosh! That\u2019s way too low,\u2019\u201d Joshua Green, a golfer on the course at the time, told the Associated Press on Thursday. \u201cIt [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Greg earned 19 wins during his NASCAR career, including finishing in the top 10 in the standings six times, including a runner-up finish in 2005.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In 2023, Biffle was recognized by NASCAR as one of the 75 greatest drivers of all time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Biffle family was also remembered by North Carolina congressman <strong>Richard Hudson<\/strong> on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI am devastated by the loss of Greg, Cristina, and their children, and my heart is with all who loved them,\u201d Hudson, 54, wrote <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepRichHudson\/status\/2001728457395572847?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">via X<\/a> on Thursday. \u201cThey were friends who lived their lives focused on helping others. Greg was a great NASCAR champion who thrilled millions of fans. But he was an extraordinary person as well, and will be remembered for his service to others as much as for his fearlessness on the track.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/greg-biffle-shared-glimpse-inside-his-airplane-months-before-fatal-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASCAR legend Greg Biffle was thrilled to be back in the sky just months before his airplane crashed and killed himself, his wife and two kids.\u00a0 \u201cExcited to get back flying again,\u201d Biffle, 55, shared via Instagram in September.\u00a0 Biffle showed off a picture from inside his Cessna 550 Citation II, the same plane that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":211870,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-211869","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211869"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211869\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/211870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}