NASCAR driver Greg Biffle has been a major name in the sport since the 1990s. News broke on Thursday, December 18, that a plane belonging to Biffle crashed and burst into flames shortly after takeoff at the Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina. "At approximately 10:15 am, an aircraft crashed while landing," airport officials told The Charlotte Observer in a statement on Thursday. "Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is en route and will investigate the incident.