Dale Earnhardt Jr. was involved in a fiery plane crash in Tennessee.
-- The FAA tells TMZ Sports ... the airplane rolled off the end of the runway at 12:40 PM PT. We're told an investigation is currently underway and the National Transportation Safety Board is expected to determine a cause of the crash., just released a statement ... confirming Dale, his wife and daughter -- as well as 2 pilots -- were involved in the crash.
"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."was a passenger on an airplane that caught fire after crashing in Tennessee ... and officials tellThe plane -- registered under Earnhardt's JR Motorsports -- crashed at Elizabethton Municipal Airport in Carter County just minutes ago. No word on what caused the crash.Officials tell us Dale Jr. made it off of the plane alive ...
FYI -- the aircraft is a 10-seat, twin-engine Cessna Citation Latitude ... and the pictures show the plane was a fiery wreck at the end of the runway at the small airport. BREAKING PHOTOS: Plane reportedly carrying Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his wife crashes in Elizabethton, Tennessee; both are believed to be okay following the crash - WJHL-TV
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