Who are the Rumpels? Couple says family members were on private plane that crashed.

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A private jet crashed in Virginia on Sunday after flying over restricted airspace in Washington, D.C. and prompting a response from the U.S. military. Here's what we know about the family.

, which bought the plane in April 2023, and Barbara is president. John is also a pilot, according to the New York Times. after John's late daughter. Victoria died in a scuba diving accident when she was just 19 years old, the Victoria's Landing website reads.

The Cessna V Citation plane was unresponsive when it flew over restricted airspace of Washington on Sunday. Military fighter jets followed it until it left the area. The plane then crashed into a mountainous area in Virginia near George Washington State Forest. The F-16s fighter jets did not shoot the plane down, a U.S. official told CBS News.

 

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