"STATESVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- Questions remain as the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigates the deadly plane crash in North Carolina. The NTSB held a news conference Saturday morning to give updates on that crash that killed all seven people on board Thursday morning, including former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family. The Cessna C550 departed Statesville Regional Airport, about 45 miles north of Charlotte, but crashed around 10:20 a.m. while attempting to return and land, according to the FAA."
"NTSB board member Michael Graham confirmed Saturday that someone on the plane sent a text message to a family member on the ground reading, "emergency landing." He is not aware of any other communication from the passengers or crew to anyone on the ground. Investigators are working to verify who was piloting the aircraft. "At this point, we have a lot of really good information, and we're fairly confident with at least the left seat occupant, but we need to verify that," Graham said."
A Cessna Citation C550 departed Statesville Regional Airport and crashed while attempting to return and land, erupting into a large fire about a third of a mile from the runway. All seven people on board, including former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family, were killed. Someone on the plane sent a text reading "emergency landing." Investigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder and are verifying who was piloting the aircraft. Flight data show significant speed and altitude fluctuations, including a climb from about 1,800 to 4,000 feet before descending to a few hundred feet prior to impact.
Read at ABC11 Raleigh-Durham
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