Family of 2 killed in Greg Biffle plane crash files wrongful death lawsuits against former NASCAR driver's estate

The family of two people killed in the plane crash that also took the lives of Greg Biffle and his family have filed wrongful death lawsuits against Biffle’s estate. Biffle, his wife Cristina, their children Emma and Ryder, Dennis Dutton, Jack Dutton and Craig Wadsworth died on Dec. 18 when Biffle’s Cessna C550 crashed as it attempted to land back at Statesville (North Carolina) Regional Airport shortly after it departed the facility.

The Dutton family says that Biffle was responsible for the maintenance of the plane and that the maintenance was inadequate before the crash and is seeking a combined $30 million in damages from the two lawsuits. The plane was officially owned by Biffle’s company, GB Aviation Leasing LLC. According to the NTSB’s preliminary investigation , the left engine initially did not start and when the plane was taxiing for takeoff, the Duttons and Biffle “discussed that a thrust reverser indicator light(s) for an unspecified engine was inoperative, but that the thrust reverser for the affected engine was working properly.

” The report stated that Dennis Dutton was the pilot of the plane and Jack was in the co-pilot seat with Biffle seated behind them. Dennis Dutton was not certified to fly the plane without a capable No. 2 pilot and neither Jack Dutton nor Biffle were certified to serve as a co-pilot on the aircraft.

The NTSB noted in its preliminary report that Jack Dutton shared control duties with his father while the plane was in the air. Less than 10 minutes after the plane took off, Jack Dutton said that they were “having some issues here” while Biffle referred to something power-related with the plane’s alternator, though the C550 does not have an alternator. Who broke into the Biffles’ home in January?