2025 North Carolina Cessna Citation II crash
A partial view of the debris field | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 18, 2025 |
| Summary | Crashed during failed emergency landing attempt, under investigation |
| Site | |
| Aircraft | |
| A Cessna 550, similar to the one involved in the accident | |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 550 |
| Operator | GB Aviation Leasing LLC |
| Call sign | TWO FIVE SEVEN BRAVO WHISKEY |
| Registration | N257BW |
| Flight origin | Statesville Regional Airport, Statesville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Destination | Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport Sarasota, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupants | 7 |
| Passengers | 5 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 7 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On December 18, 2025, a Cessna 550 Citation II business jet crashed in Statesville, North Carolina. The crash occurred between 10:15 and 10:20 a.m. local time. Seven people were killed in the crash, including former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, his wife and his two children.