Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family were among seven people killed in a plane crash Thursday in Statesville, N.C.
Biffle, his wife Cristina, daughter Emma, son Ryder, Craig Wadsworth, and Dennis and Jack Dutton died in the crash.
The plane, which was registered to the company owned by Biffle, took off from Statesville Regional Airport shortly after 10 a.m. but then returned and was attempting to land there before crashing, according to tracking data posted by FlightAware.com.
The families of those lost in Thursday's crash issued a statement confirming their deaths.
"We are devastated to share the tragic news of the passing of one of our founding board members Greg Biffle, his wife Cristina, daughter Emma, son Ryder, and two additional souls, in a horrific plane crash in Statesville this morning," the family statement read.