The crash of the Cessna 550 Citation II that claimed the life of former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family has shocked the motorsports world. The National Transportation Safety Board has launched an initial investigation into the incident and has revealed some interesting aspects.

However, there is more that the public knows right now, seemingly. Shortly after the crash, reports surfaced that Biffle’s wife, Cristina Grossu, sent her mother a terrifying message right before the tragedy happened. However, not everyone seems to be aware of this.

NTSB reacts to the alleged text message Greg Biffle’s wife sent before the crash

The crash happened shortly after takeoff. However, it wasn’t instant. The plane is understood to have declared an emergency and was returning to the Statesville Regional Airport for landing.

It crashed after just 10 minutes of the takeoff. However, the flight had turned back to the airport at the time in an attempt to land. PEOPLE reported that Cristina Grossu, at this time around, sent a text to her mother right before the crash, which read “We’re in trouble.”

However, this is unconfirmed as of now. This question was raised by the press during a conference by the NTSB, and reacting to it, the spokesperson mentioned that there are no details regarding this. However, they did ask the people to cooperate and send them any data that they might have regarding this.

“At this time, we are not aware of that. If somebody is aware of a text or anything like that, please make us aware of it. Let us know via email, and then we will contact you,” he said.

As mentioned, the investigation is currently in its initial stage. The data from the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder can take around a week to be processed and interpreted, after which a preliminary report is expected to be prepared.

The crash was terrifying. At first, it was unclear what exactly happened as the plane returned for the landing, but the NTSB has shed some light on the same.

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NTSB reports an impact with trees as the plane approached the runway

Speaking at the press conference, an NTSB spokesperson revealed that the plane hit the light stanchion while attempting to land. Further, it also made contact with some trees. These impacts are understood to have damaged the plane and made the landing even more difficult.

“The initial point of impact was a runway light stanchion located about 1,800 feet from the runway threshold. The airplane subsequently impacted trees to other runway light stanchions and the airport perimeter fence short of the runway threshold before coming to rest near the runway threshold,” he said.

The crash was terrifying. It claimed the lives of all the people on board, including Greg Biffle, his wife Cristina, and both children, Ryder and Emma.

Biffle was a beloved figure in the sport. Apart from his competitiveness on the track, the fans loved him for his humanitarian work. He was also a trained and licensed pilot. However, he wasn’t licensed to fly the Cessna Citation II that he was on.

There have been questions about whether he was with the pilot in the cockpit during the emergency. However, like many other questions, this remains to be answered after the investigation.