Plane linked to NASCAR's Greg Biffle crashes
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The NASCAR champion was on his way to Florida for a "birthday trip," his mother-in-law told PEOPLE. Biffle would have turned 56 on Tuesday, Dec. 23
A plane crashed early Thursday at Statesville Regional Airport, killing seven people, including NASCAR star Greg Biffle, his wife and two children, and three other people. Biffle, who flew aircraft in WNC to help victims of Hurricane Helene, owned the Cessna that crashed mid-morning north of Charlotte. By Tanasia Kenney