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Inexplicably, the plane turned around over New York’s Long Island and flew a straight path down over DC before it crashed over mountainous terrain near Montebello, Virginia, around 3:30 p.m.
SONIC BOOM: People in Annandale, Virginia, heard a sudden sonic boom on Sunday when F-16 planes intercepted an unresponsive aircraft that eventually crashed near the George Washington National Forest.
Plane destroyed after flying over DC, crashing in rural Virginia, leaving 4 dead. SARAH BRUMFIELD and MICHAEL BALSAMO. June 5, 2023 at 1:38 PM. 1 / 3. ... which caused the sonic boom. The aircraft ...
[1]: 2 [NTSB 1] The plane had previously entered the no-fly zone over Washington, D.C., and was intercepted by F-16 fighter jets before it crashed. A preliminary report was released by the National Transportation Safety Board on June 21, 2023, and the investigation into the crash is ongoing as of August 2023.
The flight entered the Washington, D.C., Special Flight Rules Area unauthorized and was intercepted by F-16 fighter jets, which caused a sonic boom over Washington, D.C.; the F-16 pilots found the Citation pilot slumped over and unresponsive. [95]
The jet fighters created a sonic boom over the U.S. capital as they pursued the errant Cessna Citation, officials said, causing consternation among people in the Washington area.
The sound of a sonic boom depends largely on the distance between the observer and the aircraft shape producing the sonic boom. A sonic boom is usually heard as a deep double "boom" as the aircraft is usually some distance away. The sound is much like that of mortar bombs, commonly used in firework displays. It is a common misconception that ...
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