{"id":392691,"date":"2026-01-06T23:15:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T23:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/392691\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T23:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T23:15:09","slug":"frantic-911-calls-after-nascar-great-greg-biffles-fatal-plane-crash-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/392691\/","title":{"rendered":"Frantic 911 calls after NASCAR great Greg Biffle’s fatal plane crash released"},"content":{"rendered":"

Witnesses painted a frightening scene when describing the fatal plane crash that claimed the lives of NASCAR great Greg Biffle and his family in newly released 911 audio<\/a> obtained Tuesday by TMZ Sports.<\/p>\n

In one clip \u2014 shared less than a month after Biffle and his loved ones perished<\/a> when a private jet he owned crashed at a North Carolina airport \u2014 a caller at Statesville Regional Airport detailed a \u201cbig fire\u201d breaking out at the end of a runway.<\/p>\n

As the dispatcher continued to gather information, the caller tried to provide an estimate of how many people were on board the doomed aircraft.<\/p>\n

Greg Biffle and his family perished in a horrifying December plane crash. Facebook \/ Greg Biffle<\/p>\n

911 audio released described a fiery scene breaking out. Bobby Renwick via Storyful<\/p>\n

A separate onlooker, calling from a local golf course, detailed a \u201chuge explosion\u201d stemming from the crash. The dispatcher told the caller not to explore the scene as help was on the way.<\/p>\n

Biffle, a NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee, was killed in the crash, along with wife Cristina, 14-year-old daughter Emma, 5-year-old son Ryder and three others.<\/p>\n

He was 55 years old.<\/p>\n

\u201cNASCAR is devastated by the tragic loss of Greg Biffle, his wife Cristina, daughter Emma, son Ryder, Craig Wadsworth and Dennis and Jack Dutton in a fatal plane crash,\u201d NASCAR said<\/a> in a December statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cGreg was more than a champion driver, he was a beloved member of the NASCAR community, a fierce competitor, and a friend to so many. His passion for racing, his integrity, and his commitment to fans and fellow competitors alike made a lasting impact on the sport.<\/p>\n

Seven people, including Greg Biffle, were killed in the fatal crash. via REUTERS<\/p>\n

Greg Biffle was 55 years old. Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026 Our thoughts and deepest condolences go out to Greg\u2019s entire family, friends, and all who were touched by his life.\u201d<\/p>\n

New details about the flight <\/a>have since emerged, with People reporting that Cristina texted her mom, \u201cWe\u2019re in trouble,\u201d before the crash. <\/p>\n

A separate report noted<\/a> the Cessna C550 jet was airborne for just seven minutes and was \u201cincredibly close\u201d to making a safe emergency landing prior to the explosion.<\/p>\n

Biffle has been recognized by NASCAR as one of its top 75 drivers in history. He won 54 races throughout<\/a> the racing giant\u2019s three national circuits, according to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n

Daughter Emma was honored in a memorial service<\/a> Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Witnesses painted a frightening scene when describing the fatal plane crash that claimed the lives of NASCAR great…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":392692,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[446],"tags":[49,48,5782,634,82],"class_list":["post-392691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nascar","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-celebrity-deaths","tag-nascar","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=392691"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392691\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/392692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=392691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=392691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=392691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}