Dale Jr. & Family Safe After Scary Plane Crash En Route to Bristol August 15, 2019 NASCAR Dale Earnhardt, Jr. his wife my and 15-month-old daughter Isla were involved in a crash Thursday afternoon when his private plane skiffed off the runway after landing in Elizabethton, Tennessee. The Earnhardt family, their dog, and his two pilots were the only people on board; all are safe after escaping from the plane before it burst into flames. Federal Aviation Administration officials said a Cessna Citation rolled off the end of a runway and caught fire after landing at Elizabethton Municipal Airport at 3:40 p.m. Thursday. FAA officials said the preliminary indication is that two pilots and three passengers were aboard the jet. Earnhardt’s sister, Kelley Earnhardt confirmed her brother and his family were involved in the crash via social media. Earnhardt was en route to Bristol Motor Speedway to work with NBC Sports as an analyst, a job he’s held since retiring from NASCAR driving. He will miss this weekend as a result of the crash. “We’re incredibly grateful that Dale, his wife Amy, daughter Isla, and the two pilots are safe following today’s accident,” NBC Sports said in a statement. “After being discharged from the hospital, we communicated with Dale and his team, and we’re all in agreement that he should take this weekend off to be with his family. “We look forward to having him back in the booth next month at Darlington.”
