"The preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board said that Biffle and the retired airline pilot at the controls, Dennis Dutton, and his son Jack, who were all licensed pilots, noticed problems with gauges malfunctioning on the Cessna C550 before it crashed while trying to return to the Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina. The plane erupted into a large fire when it hit the ground about a third of a mile (550 meters) from the airport's runway."
"The NTSB made clear that Jack Dutton was sitting in the copilot seat. Neither Jack Dutton nor Biffle had the right endorsement on their pilot's licenses to serve as a copilot on that plane, but it's not clear whether the experience of the copilot played any role in the crash. The report said that a thrust reverser indicator light wasn't working before takeoff, but after the plane got into the air, the pilot's altimeter and some other instruments weren't working."
Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and six others died when their Cessna C550 crashed while attempting to return to Statesville Regional Airport. Dennis Dutton, a retired airline pilot, was at the controls; Biffle and Jack Dutton were licensed pilots but lacked the required copilot endorsements. Crew and passengers reported gauge malfunctions, including a thrust reverser indicator light that failed before takeoff and a pilot altimeter and other instruments that stopped working after takeoff. The aircraft struck terrain about a third of a mile from the runway and erupted in a large fire. The cockpit voice recorder cut out at times. NTSB investigators are examining the cause.
Read at ABC7 Los Angeles
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