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A chilling text message sent by a passenger aboard the fatal North Carolina plane crash that killed NASCAR star Greg Biffle and his family suggests the plane may have attempted to return to Statesville Regional Airport about 10 minutes after takeoff for an “emergency landing.”
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a news conference Saturday morning to discuss the plane crash that killed all seven passengers on board Thursday morning. NTSB board member Michael Graham confirmed that the exact cause of the accident is unknown.
“We do not know the circumstances that led the aircraft… to attempt to return to the airport, but that is the focus of our investigation,” he began.
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Graham was asked at Friday’s initial news conference about a text message sent by Biffle’s wife, Cristina Grossu Biffle, to his mother in which she texted: “We’re in trouble.”
At the time, Graham said he was unaware of the message, but on Saturday he confirmed that an anonymous passenger sent a distressing message.
“This morning I can confirm that the NTSB is aware of a brief text message from a passenger aboard the plane to a family member that read: ‘Emergency landing.'”
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Graham added: “We are not aware of any other communications between passengers on board the aircraft and those on the ground.”
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
