Family of passenger in Greg Biffle plane crash alleges NASCAR driver hired unqualified pilot

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV/Gray News) - The personal assistant and longtime friend of NASCAR driver Greg Biffle has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit alleging Biffle hired an unqualified flight crew to save costs.Greg Biffle’s estate is facing four major wrongful death lawsuits, totaling $40 million in claims. Biffle and his longtime friend Craig Wadsworth were two of seven people killed in the tragic plane crash in Statesville in late December 2025.Wadsworth’s estate filed the lawsuit last Friday in Iredell County against the estates of Greg Biffle, pilot Dennis Dutton, Dutton’s 20-year-old son Jack Dutton, and GB Aviation Leasing, a company owned by Biffle.The suit claims Biffle and pilot Dennis Dutton knew a qualified second co-pilot was required to fly the plane, but allowed the pilot’s 20-year-old son, Jack Dutton, to fly without proper qualifications.The lawsuit continued, stating Biffle was motivated “at least in part, by the desire to avoid the expense” of a professional co-pilot, citi