Federal investigators said Friday afternoon during a news briefing they are not aware of any mayday calls made before a private jet crashed in Statesville.

"The initial point of impact was a runway light stanchion located about 1,800 feet from the runway threshold," said Senior Air Safety Investigator Dan Baker. "The airplane subsequently impacted trees, two other runway light stanchions and the airport perimeter fence short of the runway threshold before coming to rest near the runway threshold."

One brief text from a passenger on board read, "emergency landing" right before Greg Biffle's plane went down in a fiery crash.

Federal officials said the plane made contact with a runway stanchion before crashing into trees and two other light supports near the runway.

The crash at Statesville Regional Airport killed popular NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, his wife and two kids, and three other people.

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