A private jet headed for Long Island crashed into Virginia woods after creating a scare in Washington, D.C., according to officials, and so far no survivors have been found
The Cessna flew directly over northwest D.C. and through Virginia at about 3:30 p.m. A defense official told NBC News that NORAD F-16s scrambled, began shadowing the plane and saw the pilot onboard was incapacitated. The pilot did not respond to radio calls.
"The pilot was unresponsive, and the Cessna subsequently crashed near the George Washington National Forest, Virginia," the North American Aerospace Defense Command said in a statement."NORAD attempted to establish contact with the pilot until the aircraft crashed." NBC News reported that the Cessna Citation belongs to John Rumpel from Melbourne, Florida. Rumpel said his daughter, granddaughter, nanny and their pilot were all on board.
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