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Thursday, December 18, 2025

A plane crashed early Thursday at Statesville Regional Airport, about a 45-mile drive north from Charlotte, according to airport officials.

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From @theathletic.com: Greg Biffle, a former NASCAR champion, and his family were among the seven people killed in a North Carolina plane crash.

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-- The New York Times (@nytimes.com) Dec 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM

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Sean Duffy is every bit as useless as Bugsy Patel.

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-12-18 01:13 PM | Reply

Looks like it tried to go around in bad weather and didn't make it. Some NASCAR guy.

#2 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-12-18 03:53 PM | Reply

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#3 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-12-18 09:59 PM | Reply

Looks like it tried to go around in bad weather and didn't make it. Some NASCAR guy.

#2 | POSTED BY REDIAL

What do you mean "go around", they had just taken off, seems like they had some issue at 4K and returned, almost made it.

What I don't understand is why they tried to land on end of the runway they took off from (tailwind). when they could have just done a straight in.
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#4 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-12-18 10:38 PM | Reply

What do you mean "go around", they had just taken off, seems like they had some issue at 4K and returned, almost made it.

I meant exactly that. Spare me the pedantic "pilot" lingo --------.

#5 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-12-18 10:46 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

The Biffle family is dead because of TDS.

~ Fat Smelvis ~

#6 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-12-19 01:47 AM | Reply

Seems to be some questions regarding flight crew certifications.

#7 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-12-19 11:45 PM | Reply

He should've turned left.

#8 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-12-20 01:41 AM | Reply

He should've turned left.

#8 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-12-20 01:41 AM

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#9 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-12-20 01:56 AM | Reply

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