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A small plane that flew over a restricted area of Washington DC likely prompted the Pentagon to scramble an interceptor fighter jet Sunday afternoon.
The private Cessna jet from Elizabethton, Tennessee appeared unresponsive as it came close to both the US Capitol building and the White House at around 3.30pm, Federal Aviation Administration officials say. The aircraft was on its way to Long Island, New York, but once it reached its destination, it turned around and headed back to Washington DC, flight paths show.
US military officials then scrambled fighter jets from Andrews Air Force Base, where President Joe Biden was playing golf at the time, to pursue the Cessna Citation, which can only carry about 12 passengers. Soon, authorities confirmed that an F-16 fighter plane broke the sound barrier over Chesapeake Bay, which caused a loud ‘explosion’ sound that shook houses and created widespread panic.
The small plane eventually crashed in the mountainous regions of Virginia. However, military officials have denied that the pursuit caused the crash.
The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that there is currently no threat.
🚨 #BREAKING UPDATE: The sonic boom heard over the DC area was caused by military jets responding to an airspace violation, according to a U.S. official.
The Cessna Citation was bound for NY from TN but turned around and instead buzzed DC, causing fighter jets to scramble. pic.twitter.com/ybvhRc9Akf
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) June 4, 2023
The City of Annapolis Office of Emergency Management announced that the loud noise was the result of a sonic boom.
“The loud boom that was heard across the DMV area was caused by an authorized DOD flight,” it said. ‘This flight caused a sonic boom.”
The sound frightened and shook the homes of nearby residents, causing them to take to social media to search for answers and even share footage of the sonic boom.
“If that was really a sonic boom that was just felt across Maryland and Virginia the government has some serious explaining to do and a pilot needs dishonorably discharged immediately,” Matt Cox wrote. “It was loud enough to shake my f****** coffee table. Thank God there isn’t an infant in the house.”
Hearing it may have been an actual emergency rescue situation. If that’s the case that is a completely different set of circumstances. But if you can’t understand how someone can be upset about a loud unannounced drill that incited panic idk what to tell you.
— Matt Cox (@JeweyCox) June 4, 2023
🚨BREAKING: A DC area resident’s camera caught the audio of the Military Aircraft’s sonic boom as they scrambled to intercept an unresponsive plane that buzzed DC’s airspace.
— Ryan Cunningham (@rycunni) June 4, 2023
Huge boom or explosion in Washington DC a couple of minutes ago. Seems people from Northern Virginia to Maryland heard it. Shook homes here on Capitol Hill. Does anyone know what it was? #WashingtonDC
— Cole Rojewski (@ColeRojewski) June 4, 2023
NEW: Explosion detected in DC & NoVa area
Anyone have more info?!https://t.co/XPr0SUfEeA
— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) June 4, 2023
Cessna planes generally have a service ceiling of around 14,700 feet. If he was at 34k, the pilot may have become hypoxic. https://t.co/lXkkModdqL
— AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇸 (@AltSpaceForce1) June 4, 2023
The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are currently investigating the plane crash.
An aircraft, registered as N611VG, shows a flight path that is consistent with a plane that took off from Tennessee and potentially in Virginia, via FlightAware.
More: https://t.co/ydubYonv8V pic.twitter.com/0ycojTmLcy
— FOX 5 DC (@fox5dc) June 4, 2023
A loud noise that was heard across much of the Washington, D.C., area on Sunday, including in the suburbs of Virginia and Maryland, was caused by a sonic boom from an authorized Defense Department flight, the Annapolis Office of Emergency Management said. https://t.co/1CdsUmolgi
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 4, 2023
Private Cessna jet crash lands in Virginia after it ‘violated DC airspace’ and sparked Pentagon to scramble fighter jets to intercept – which caused sonic booms heard across the region. pic.twitter.com/0WO1RuWRMX
— Molly Ploofkins™ (@Mollyploofkins) June 4, 2023
‘Explosion’ is heard in DC that shakes the ground and is compared to ‘earthquake’ online https://t.co/QpyWpKoI4u pic.twitter.com/rgElm5iSU0
— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) June 4, 2023
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