Greg Biffle
911 Audio Released
Witnesses Detail Fatal Crash
Published
Iredell County Public Safety Center
TMZ Sports has obtained the 911 calls made in connection to the fatal plane crash that took the lives of Greg Biffle and his family … with witnesses documenting the horrific scene in North Carolina last month.
Officials released five calls on Tuesday … and among the files are several individuals on the line who sounded frantic as they asked for help at the location.
NTSB
One caller said he was golfing on the nearby course when he saw the Cessna C550 plane carrying Biffle and his family fly over a tree line and out of sight.
On a separate line, an apparent Statesville Regional Airport worker had a panicked tone … saying the facility needed to be shut down immediately.
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Another airport worker said he was about 200 yards from the airplane as he made the call.
There has been speculation that an unsecured cargo door might have caused the crash … although no callers mentioned seeing anything to that effect.
Iredell County Public Safety Center
As we previously reported, the Dec. 18 tragedy took the lives of 55-year-old Biffle, his wife Cristina, his two children, 14-year-old Emma and 5-year-old Ryder, and three others — Chad Wadsworth and Dennis and Jack Dutton.
Iredell County Public Safety Center
The scene was captured on nearby security cameras … showing the plane in flames as it made contact with the ground.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the cause of the crash.