{"id":34437,"date":"2023-06-05T18:06:13","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T12:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=34437"},"modified":"2023-07-09T01:07:48","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T19:37:48","slug":"a-us-plane-flown-over-washington-crashed-near-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/05\/a-us-plane-flown-over-washington-crashed-near-virginia\/","title":{"rendered":"A US plane flown over Washington crashed near Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Sunday, a US plane tracked an unresponsive Cessna jet that flown over the area and ultimately crashed in Virginia, causing a sonic boom that shook the Washington region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cessna 560 Citation V, which flying over Washington, D.C., and northern Virginia when officials hailed it, was unresponsive, according to a statement from NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command. When rescuers arrived at the wreckage, no survivors were discovered, according to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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US Plane crashed near Virginia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The NORAD planes deployed to intercept the Cessna “were authorized to travel at supersonic speeds. Further a sonic boom may have been heard by residents of the region,” the statement said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, North American Aerospace Defense Command planes fired flares to try and get the pilot’s attention. These flares may have been seen from the ground, according to the agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until the aircraft left the area, the US Capitol Police claimed, the US Capitol Complex was momentarily placed on high alert. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, on the Pentagon and the World Trade Centre in New York. Further there are a lot of restrictions on airspace in the area around Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a White House official, President Joe Biden was briefed on the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cessna, a well-known twin-jet business aircraft initially debuted in 1987. It is said to be carrying four passengers, according to The New York Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to an interview with John Rumpel, whose Florida-based Encore Motors of Melbourne Inc. owns the jet. Further they included a two-year-old daughter, her mother, her caretaker, and the pilot, the Times reported. Rumpel said that Cessna’s passenger list included his daughter and grandchildren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Cessna Citation crashed into mountainous terrain near Montebello, VA around 3:30 PM ET on June 4. The aircraft took off from Elizabethton Municipal Airport in Elizabethton, TN and was bound for @LIMacArthur<\/a> in New York. The FAA and @NTSB<\/a> will investigate.<\/p>— The FAA \u2708\ufe0f (@FAANews) June 4, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>