BREAKING: According to flight-tracking website FlightAware, the plane had taken off from Statesville just eight minutes before the crash and data suggests they were returning to the airport when the crash happened. The National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA are investigating to determine what caused the crash. Airport officials said the airport is closed, and it will take a while to get the debris off the runway. FOX News Digital confirmed that NASCAR driver Greg Biffle owned the plane

The U.S. government admitted in court documents to failures that led to the January midair collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter that killed 67 people in all. The government made the admission in a court filing Wednesday about liability for the Jan. 29 crash between American Eagle Flight 5342, which was on approach to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, and an Army Black Hawk helicopter. #TODAYShow

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