Ex-NASCAR star Greg Biffle's deadly plane crash recalls several aviation tragedies to hit sports world

Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., posted on X that former NASCAR star Greg Biffle and his family were on board a plane that reportedly crashed on the way to the Bahamas on ‘The Will Cain Show.’

Tragedy struck the world of NASCAR on Thursday when a plane carrying former racing star Greg Biffle, members of his family and others crashed in North Carolina.

The plane was returning to the Statesville Regional Airport roughly 10 minutes after takeoff for an "emergency landing." Biffle, 55, was killed alongside his wife, Cristina, and children Ryder, 5, and Emma, 14. Three other people killed on board were identified as Dennis Dutton, his son Jack and Craig Wadsworth.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) was still investigating the cause of the crash.

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NASCAR driver Greg Biffle (16) watches during the NASCAR Sylvania 300 auto race at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter, File)

The deadly aviation incident was the latest that has struck the sports world.

German's runner-up in the pairs Mandy Wotzel (L) and Ingo Steuer (2nd L) with winners Evgenia Shishkova (front right)and Vadim Naumov wave to fans in the awarding ceremony of the NHK Trophy figure skating grand prix in Nagoya, central Japan. (Reuters)

The U.S. figure skating community took a hard hit in January 2025 when a U.S. Army helicopter collided with an American Airlines plane over the Potomac River. Six figure skaters associated with the Skating Club of Boston perished in the crash, including Jinna Han and Spencer Lane, two coaches, Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, and Jin Han, the mother of Jinna, and Christine Lane, the mother of Spencer.

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