Alert Top Story 7 dead in Statesville airport plane crash, including NASCAR's Greg Biffle Sarah C. Johnson Dec 18, 2025 Dec 18, 2025 0 1 of 2 Emergency responders and law enforcement at the scene of a fatal plane crash at the Statesville Regional Airport. Sarah C. Johnson, Record Unmarked police cars block an entrance to the Statesville Regional Airport following a fatal plane crash on Thursday. Sarah C. Johnson, Hickory Daily Record Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sarah C. Johnson Seven people died in a plane crash at the Statesville Regional Airport on Thursday morning.kAmxC656== r@F?EJ $96C:77 s2CC6? r2>A36== 4@?7:C>65 D6G6? A6@A=6 H6C6 :? 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