NTSB reveals distressing message passenger sent before NASCAR star Greg Biffle's fatal plane crash
The National Transportation Safety Board probes a December 18 crash amid adverse weather; seven including NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and family died, with cause still under review.
- A passenger sent a message that read, 'emergency landing,' shortly before the plane crash, according to the NTSB.
- Investigators noted the plane was flying low before it crashed.
- The cockpit voice recorder and other devices are now at NTSB headquarters in Washington, D.C.
- NASCAR expressed condolences, stating, 'Our thoughts and deepest condolences go out to Greg’s entire family, friends, and all who were touched by his life.
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