2 months ago
15
ARTICLE AD BOX
A small aircraft has crashed while landing at a regional airport in North Carolina, officials say.
Multiple people died in the crash, a local sheriff told CBS, the BBC's US partner. It is unclear how many people were on the plane.
The plane crashed while landing at Statesville Regional Airport around 10:15 local time (15:15GMT) on Thursday and the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident, Statesville Airport said on social media.
Registration information for the plane - a Cessna C550 - tie it to Nascar driver Greg Biffle but it is unclear whether he was aboard the aircraft when it crashed.
According to a CBS affiliate in the area, the business jet took off around 10:06am and was in the air briefly before the crash. It is unclear how many people were on it.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.
You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X to get the latest alerts.
English (US) ·