Scott Fowler: The NTSB Report on Greg Biffle Plane Crash Got Released. Somehow I Feel Even Worse.

NASCAR star’s plane had several instrument failures before crash

WASHINGTON — The small passenger jet that crashed in North Carolina last month, killing NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, his wife and children, and three others, experienced a series of instrument problems in the few minutes it was airborne, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board, which has been investigating the incident.

Biffle wasn't flying his plane before fatal crash

Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle was not flying his own jet when it crashed last month, killing him and six others, according to a Friday report from investigators.

Scott Fowler: The NTSB report on Greg Biffle plane crash got released. Somehow I feel even worse.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — I read the National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report on the Greg Biffle plane crash shortly after it was issued Friday. Twice, in fact. Then I separately interviewed two aviation safety experts with 20-plus years of experience…

Instrument failures preceded Biffle plane crash

A series of cockpit instrument failures occurred before a plane crashed at the Statesville Regional Airport and claimed the lives of retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, former Wilkes County resident Dennis Dutton and five others on Dec. 18.