{"id":13528,"date":"2025-12-18T21:39:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T21:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=13528"},"modified":"2025-12-18T21:40:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T21:40:40","slug":"major-breaking-a-private-jet-has-crashed-at-statesville-regional-airport-in-north-carolina-and-there-are-reports-that-a-nascar-driver-may-have-been-among-those-onboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=13528","title":{"rendered":"MAJOR BREAKING: A private jet has crashed at Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina, and there are reports that a NASCAR driver may have been among those onboard."},"content":{"rendered":"
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BREAKING\"\ud83d\udea8\"<\/span>: The aircraft that crashed in North Carolina has been confirmed as one owned by retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle. His wife and his children were also on board.<\/div>\n
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Greg is the racing hero who personally piloted hundreds of rescue and supply missions in his helicopter across Western North Carolina following Hurricane Helene.<\/div>\n
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UPDATE: Multiple sources and local media report that NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, along with his wife and children, were aboard the private Cessna Citation II that crashed earlier today at Statesville Regional Airport, North Carolina.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Witnesses say the jet had just taken off when a loud noise was heard, prompting an attempt to return for an emergency landing before the crash.\"\ud83d\udc94\"<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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