{"id":399295,"date":"2026-01-09T23:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T23:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/399295\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T23:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T23:22:09","slug":"moment-greg-biffle-crash-witness-reveals-theres-nobody-alive-in-haunting-911-call-after-plane-erupted-into-fireball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/399295\/","title":{"rendered":"Moment Greg Biffle crash witness reveals there’s ‘nobody alive’ in haunting 911 call after plane erupted into ‘fireball’"},"content":{"rendered":"

A HAUNTING 911 call reveals the moment a witness spotted the \u201cfireball\u201d explosion of NASCAR legend Greg Biffle\u2019s plane after it crashed near a runway, killing all seven people on board.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The witness told 911 operators that there was definitely \u201cnobody alive\u201d after the fiery disaster.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Witnesses reported seeing NASCAR legend Greg Biffle\u2019s plane go up in flamesCredit: Bobby Renwick via Storyful<\/p>\n

Witnesses said nobody survived the crashCredit: Reuters<\/p>\n

Greg Biffle and wife, Cristina Grossu Biffle, and his children died on boardCredit: Insatagram\/cristinagbiffle<\/p>\n

On December 18, a man called the first responders<\/a> as he watched Biffle\u2019s Cessna C550 hit a tree line and explode.<\/p>\n

The witness reported that the aircraft was \u201cdown and burning.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPretty big-sized fireball, a lot of black smoke,\u201d the caller described.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhoever was on the plane probably didn\u2019t make it. It\u2019s a big fireball.\u201d<\/p>\n

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When asked what he saw happen, the caller said that the plane was \u201cfully engulfed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI can see the tail section, but the rest of the plane\u2026. Looks like a small private jet.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 911 operator then asked if the witness believed anyone could have survived the crash.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is nobody alive,\u201d he calmly responded.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no way they could survive it. Looks like it hit short of the runway. Here comes the fire engines.\u201d<\/p>\n

The crash took place<\/a> in Statesville, North Carolina, about an hour outside of Charlotte.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Biffle, his wife Christina, his daughter Emma, and his son, Ryder, were all killed on board.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 14-year-old daughter, Emma, was laid to rest<\/a> on Monday at the Cain Center in Cornelius, North Carolina, a 40-minute drive from where the crash took place.<\/p>\n

Also killed were Craig Wadsworth, along with father and son, Dennis and Jack Dutton.<\/p>\n

Another local witness also reported hearing alarming noises as the aircraft lifted off.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\tWho was Greg Biffle\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Former NASCAR driver who raced at the sport\u2019s highest levels for more than a decade.
\nTwo-time national-series champion: Truck Series champ (2000) and Xfinity\/Busch Series champ (2002).
\nRookie of the Year twice: Truck Series (1998) and Xfinity\/Busch Series (2001).
\n19 wins in 515 starts, with a best points finish of second overall in 2005.
\nMoved up through Trucks and Xfinity\/Busch before becoming a long-time Cup regular.
\nNamed to NASCAR\u2019s 75 Greatest Drivers list in 2023.<\/p>\n

Dennis Dutton\u2019s former neighbor, Jonathan Donoghue, told The U.S. Sun, \u201cAll I know is that there was a large, loud pop, as something broke on the plane at takeoff.\u201d<\/p>\n

Security cameras captured the plane hitting the ground and bursting into flames on impact.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The plane was en route to Sarasota, Florida, but it only stayed in the air for about 10 minutes before exploding.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The National Transportation Safety Board reported that the aircraft circled back just minutes after taking off from the airport, and officials are still investigating the cause of the sudden and erratic U-turn.<\/p>\n

Officials have yet to share who was piloting the plane, as three people on board, including Biffle, held pilot\u2019s licenses.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do know three of the occupants did possess a pilot\u2019s license, but we have been unable to verify that at this time, but that\u2019s one of the things we\u2019re working on,\u201d NTSB Member Michael Graham said during a press conference in December.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A HAUNTING 911 call reveals the moment a witness spotted the \u201cfireball\u201d explosion of NASCAR legend Greg Biffle\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":399296,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[446],"tags":[49,48,634,155775,82],"class_list":["post-399295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nascar","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nascar","tag-planes-flights-and-airlines","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399295","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=399295"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399295\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/399296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=399295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=399295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=399295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}