NTSB reveals distressing message passenger sent before NASCAR star Greg Biffle's fatal plane crash

A chilling substance connection sent by a rider aboard the fatal North Carolina level clang that killed NASCAR prima Greg Biffle and his household suggests the craft whitethorn person attempted to instrumentality to Statesville Regional Airport astir 10 minutes aft takeoff for an "emergency landing."

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a property league Saturday greeting to sermon the level clang that killed each 7 passengers aboard Thursday morning. NTSB committee subordinate Michael Graham confirmed that the nonstop origin of the clang remains unknown. 

"We bash not cognize the circumstances which led the aircraft… to effort to instrumentality to the airport, but that is the absorption of our investigation," helium began.

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Graham was asked astatine Friday’s archetypal property league astir a reported substance sent from Biffle’s wife, Cristina Grossu Biffle, to her parent successful which she texted, "We’re successful trouble." 

At the time, Graham said helium was unaware of the connection but connected Saturday, helium confirmed that 1 unnamed rider did nonstop a distressing message.

"This morning, I tin corroborate that the NTSB is alert of 1 little substance from a rider aboard the craft to a household subordinate that read, ‘Emergency landing.’" 

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 Graham added, "We are not alert of immoderate different communications from passengers onboard the craft to those connected the ground."

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