Virginia plane crash: F-16s shadow Cessna in restricted area; no survivors found

, the Cessna flew directly over northwestern Washington and into Virginia. A senior government official told NBC News that the fighter jets were shadowing the Cessna.

The pilot was reportedly incapacitated, according to the television station. The Cessna Citation is registered to Encore Motors of Melbourne Inc., a company located in Melbourne, Florida,reported. A woman who identified herself as Barbara Rumpel, who is listed as the president of the company, told the news organization that she had no comment.

The sonic boom was related to an incident involving a Cessna that crashed in the Shenandoah Valley, according to the newspaper. The loud noise at about 3:10 p.m. EDT startled residents in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia as the F-16s took off, breaking the sound barrier. “We are aware of reports from communities throughout the National Capital Region of a loud ‘boom’ this afternoon,” DC Homeland Security & Emergency Management6/4 : We are aware of reports from communities throughout the National Capital Region of a loud “boom” this afternoon. There is no threat at this time.

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