Greg Biffle’s Estate Facing $30 Million in Wrongful Death Lawsuits Over NASCAR Star’s Deadly Plane Crash
The lawsuits have been filed on behalf of the estates of the father and son who were piloting the plane at the time of the fatal December 2025 crash
Greg Biffle in 2022 Credit: Sean Gardner/Getty NEED TO KNOW The estate of late NASCAR driver Greg Biffle is facing two wrongful death lawsuits seeking a combined $30 million over the December 2025 plane crash that killed seven people The lawsuits, filed by the estates of late pilots Dennis and Jack Dutton, allege the aircraft was not properly maintained and lacked a qualified crew member Investigators with the NTSB previously said the plane experienced technical issues before crashing, and the cause remains under investigation The estate of late NASCAR driver Greg Biffle is facing two new wrongful death lawsuits seeking a combined $30 million in connection with the fatal December 2025 plane crash that killed seven people. The wrongful death lawsuits were filed by the estates of father and son Dennis and Jack Dutton, the two pilots flying the plane during the fatal North Carolina crash, and each seeks $15 million, according to The Athletic , ESPN and The Charlotte Observer . Greg Biffle in 2022 Credit: Jared Tilton/SRX/Getty The complaints were filed in Iredell County Superior Court on April 17, per The Charlotte Observer.
They claim that Biffle — the sole owner of the Cessna Citation 550 that crashed on Dec. 18, 2025 — failed “to maintain the aircraft in an airworthy condition,” per the outlet. The complaints also allege that Biffle failed to properly maintain and inspect the plane, per The Charlotte Observer.
Additionally, the complaints claim that Biffle did not ensure that the plane had sufficient crew at the time of the fatal flight, as the younger Dutton, while a licensed pilot , “was not qualified to perform second-in-command duties” on that particular aircraft, per The Athletic. PEOPLE reached out to legal counsel for both the Biffle and Dutton estates, but did not receive an immediate response. Biffle, who was 55 at the time of his death, was heading to Florida for a birthday celebration with his family when the small plane he was traveling in crashed while attempting to land at Statesville Regional Airport in Statesville, N.
C. , at around 10:15 a. m.