Accidents
Ex-Nascar Driver Biffle Among 7 Killed in Citation Crash
NTSB preliminary report expected within 30 days
NTSB investigators board a plane to North Carolina to investigate the Citation II crash
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A possible investigative focus in the Citation II that crashed yesterday morning in North Carolina—killing seven, including former Nascar driver Greg Biffle, members of his family, and three others—could be whether a required rated second in command (SIC) was on board. According to FAA airman records, pilot Dennis Dutton held a CE-500 type rating covering the Citation II, but it carried a limitation requiring a rated second in command (SIC).

Current FAA airman records do not show anyone else on board holding such an SIC rating, including three other pilot-rated passengers: Dutton’s son, Jack; Biffle; and Craig Wadsworth. However, a Part 91 SIC rating requires only ground school, three takeoffs and landings in type, and a signed logbook entry.