The Dec. 18 crash killed former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, his wife Cristina, his children Emma and Ryder, Craig Wadsworth, Dennis Dutton and his son Jack Dutton.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A public memorial for the seven people killed in a plane crash in Statesville on Dec. 18, including former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, his wife and two children, will be held next month in Charlotte, a racing source confirmed to WFMY News 2.
The service is scheduled for Friday, January 16, at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte.
The event will honor Biffle, his wife Cristina, his children Emma and Ryder, Craig Wadsworth, Dennis Dutton and his son Jack Dutton.
The deadly crash happened on Dec. 18, approximately 10 minutes after the Cessna C550 departed from Statesville Regional Airport around 10:15 a.m., officials said. An NTSB board member said during a news briefing that the plane hit an approach light stanchion about 1,800 feet from the runway threshold as it tried to return to the airport for an emergency landing.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation.