“That’s highly unusual,” said Marks, who has represented families of victims in several high-profile crashes over a decades-long career. “Typically, what happens (is) within 12 to 24 hours, the NTSB shows up at a crash scene. The local responders are requested to secure the area.”

Eight people were on board the aircraft at the time of the crash late last year

Two people sustained non-life-threatening injuries after a small plane crashed in Brimfield Township, Portage County, Sunday afternoon, according to the Brimfield Fire Department.

Biffle and the six other occupants of the plane were killed when it crashed attempting to land back at Statesville Regional Airport on Dec. 18.

Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle was not flying his own jet when it crashed last month, killing him and six others, according to a Friday report from investigators. The preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board also concluded that while an experienced pilot was at the controls,

Federal investigators have released a sobering preliminary report detailing the final moments of the December 18, 2025, plane crash that claimed