Nicole Biffle, the ex-wife of the late NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, filed a wrongful death lawsuit on May 13 against the estate of Greg Biffle, as well as the estate of the pilot of the plane that crashed in December 2025. The crash claimed the lives of all seven people onboard, including Nicole and Greg Biffle’s daughter Emma.
The lawsuit alleges multiple incidents of negligence before the flight’s takeoff, including the failure to activate an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan before takeoff, and failing to turn on the plane’s generator following an unsuccessful start of the left engine.
“Dennis Dutton initiated the starting sequence with an attempted battery start of the left engine, but could not achieve a successful start of that engine. He then proceeded to start the right engine and used that engine to cross-feed electric power to the left engine, which eventually started,” the lawsuit alleges.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has not finalized the incident report on the crash, but a preliminary report confirms the engine’s failure to initially start, along with other claims made in the lawsuit.
Nicole Biffle also alleges Dutton was flying dangerously at low altitude, in violation of federal regulations.
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Dutton’s estate is not the only defendant in the suit. Greg Biffle’s estate, as well as his aviation company, GB Aviation Leasing, LLC, are also being sued and allege Biffle, himself, was negligent and contributed to the fatal crash.
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While the lawsuit, itself, does not state a specific amount of damages Nicole Biffle is suing for, a separate claim against the estate of Dennis Dutton filed in February 2026 reveals she is seeking millions.
“The amount of the claim, which arose on December 18, 2025, is an amount in excess of $10,000,000 or such sum as may be determined at trial by jury, after instructions by the presiding judge, to be fair and reasonable compensation for the wrongful death or Emma Elizabeth Biffle,” that claim against the estate reads.
The lawsuit was filed in mid-May, and so far, none of the defendants have submitted any responses to the court.
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