Survivors are rescued from the wreckage of a plane crash off the coast of Texas. A small Mexican Navy plane transporting a young medical patient and seven others crashed Monday near Galveston, killing at least five people and setting off a search in waters along the Texas coast, officials say. | NBC News

A devastating plane crash occurred Thursday morning at Statesville Regional Airport outside Charlotte, North Carolina. Retired NASCAR champion Greg Biffle was onboard the private plane with his wife, Cristina, daughter Emma and son Ryder. The whole family perished in the crash along with two other people on board. The Biffle family was reportedly on their way to Bradenton, Florida, for the annual Christmas Tree Drag Racing World Championship happening Saturday. #nascar #charlotte #northcarolina