{"id":131467,"date":"2019-08-15T16:28:37","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T20:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=131467"},"modified":"2019-08-15T17:20:41","modified_gmt":"2019-08-15T21:20:41","slug":"breaking-dale-earnhardt-jr-wife-on-board-plane-that-went-down-in-fiery-crash-in-tenn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/breaking-dale-earnhardt-jr-wife-on-board-plane-that-went-down-in-fiery-crash-in-tenn\/","title":{"rendered":"Dale Earnhardt Jr. &#038; Wife on Board Plane That Went Down In Fiery Crash  In Tenn."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Elizabethton, TENN. &#8212; Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his wife were on-board a plane that crashed near the Elizabethton Airport Thursday afternoon, according to the city&#8217;s Fire Chief, Barry Carrier.<\/p>\n<p>The private plane crashed near a runway at Elizabethton Municipal Airport before bursting into flames. Everyone survived the crash although the NASCAR legend was taken to a hospital&#8211;injuries unknown.<\/p>\n<p>Earnhardt Jr&#8217;s sister, Kelley Earnhardt, wrote on Twitter, <em>&#8220;I can confirm Dale, Amy &amp; Isla along with his two pilots were involved in a crash in Bristol TN this afternoon. Everyone is safe and has been taken to the hospital for further evaluation. We have no further information at this time&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dale Earnhardt Jr and wife injured in plane crash; injuries considered non-life threatening, according to the fire chief  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a7ZrE5GgMq\">https:\/\/t.co\/a7ZrE5GgMq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Breaking911\/status\/1162104662973198336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I can confirm Dale, Amy &amp; Isla along with his two pilots were involved in a crash in Bristol TN this afternoon. Everyone is safe and has been taken to the hospital for further evaluation.  We have no further information at this time.  Thank you for your understanding.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kelley Earnhardt (@EarnhardtKelley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EarnhardtKelley\/status\/1162102229224042497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Private Jet just went down in Elizabethton near the airport. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KBene8cf41\">pic.twitter.com\/KBene8cf41<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JGW (@jwilber05) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jwilber05\/status\/1162092634837528576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: The plane that went off the runway in Elizabethton has an N number of N8JR which is registered to JRM- Junior Motorsports. Pics from Dale Campbell. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/25B90gnz7y\">pic.twitter.com\/25B90gnz7y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ricky Matthews (@WCYB_Ricky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCYB_Ricky\/status\/1162096019355684864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d12850.87764343176!2d-82.1780294!3d36.3675748!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0xec22dcdc72f1d79e!2sElizabethton+Municipal+Airport!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1565900724905!5m2!1sen!2sus\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Highway 91 at Industrial Drive were blocked due to the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>No word on what caused the crash. 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