GALLERY: WJHL viewers capture Dale Earnhardt Jr. plane crash in Elizabethton

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(WJHL)- Several News Channel 11 viewers captured the moment a plane crashed at the Elizabethton Airport. That plane was carrying Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his family

I can confirm Dale, Amy & 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.
— Kelley Earnhardt (@EarnhardtKelley) August 15, 2019

NTSB is sending two investigators to Elizabethton, Tennessee, to begin investigation of today's runway excursion accident involving a Cessna 680 business jet.
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) August 15, 2019