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CNN —The recovery of wreckage from a private plane that crashed Sunday in Virginia, killing all four people onboard, after its pilot became unresponsive is expected to begin Tuesday. The unresponsive aircraft prompted the deployment of six fighter jets as it flew near Washington, DC, officials said. Six F-16s were launched from three bases and raced to intercept the private plane, White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said Monday. Investigators are now examining the private plane’s autopilot function in the Virginia crash, a source familiar with the investigation said. Correction: An earlier version of this story gave the wrong source for information about the course taken by the private plane.

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☆ Unclear when pilot became unresponsive before crash that sparked Washington DC security scare
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"That will absolutely be part of this investigation of looking at when exactly did the pilot become unresponsive and why did the airplane fly the flight track that it did fly? We don't know the information yet," NTSB investigator Adam Gerhardt told reporters near the crash site. The plane was carrying four including the pilot, a source told Reuters Sunday when it crashed near the George Washington National Forest. Encore owner John Rumpel told the Washington Post his daughter, a grandchild and her nanny were on board. The U.S. military attempted to contact the pilot, who was unresponsive, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said in a statement.

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☆ NORAD scrambled an F-16 to intercept an apparently wayward civilian business jet that flew over DC and later crashed
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The military jet caused a sonic boom while pursuing the small plane, which later crashed. It was not immediately clear why the plane was nonresponsive, why it crashed, or who was on board. The fighter jet caused a loud sonic boom across the capital region. A US official confirmed to The Associated Press the military jet had scrambled to respond to the small plane, which later crashed. The North American Aerospace Defense Command later said the F-16 was authorized to travel at supersonic speeds, which caused a sonic boom.

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☆ Virginia plane crash: First responders say aircraft left 'crater' with few recognizable pieces of wreckage
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe Natasha Bertrand Haley Britzky Pete Muntean Brian Todd Lauren Koenig Lauren Mascarenhas Cnn | Elizabeth Wolfe | Natasha Bertrand | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Four first responders who arrived at the scene of Sunday’s fatal private plane crash near Raphine, Virginia, told CNN the plane left a “crater,” and they believe it impacted the ground at a very steep angle. First responders said the crash site is amid steep, mountainous terrain that is difficult to reach on foot. We were obviously freaked out a little bit,” Chuck Martin, who felt the boom in Fairfax County, Virginia, told CNN affiliate WJLA. No survivors found in the wreckageSearch and rescue teams assemble before going to the site of Sunday's plane crash near Montebello, Virginia. John Rumpel, whose wife Barbara is listed as the president of the company, told CNN they own Encore.

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☆ Federal investigators are probing a Virginia plane crash after a sonic boom was heard across the DC area
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Paul Squire | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Federal safety regulators are investigating the Virginia plane crash that sparked a NORAD response. The military scrambled a fighter jet, causing a sonic boom, when the unresponsive plane flew near DC. A private jet flying from Tennessee to New York abruptly turned around and flew over the nation's capital on Sunday afternoon. The military response caused a sonic boom that rattled homes in the area. The unresponsive private plane didn't change its path and continued over the capital before spiraling out of the air and crashing into a rural part of Virginia.

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☆ The family of a Florida GOP megadonor was on board the private plane that sparked NORAD to scramble fighter jets before crashing
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Millionaire John Rumpel said his family was aboard the plane that crashed in Virginia. The private jet flew over Washington DC — causing the military to scramble fighter jets — before crashing. Florida Today reported that Rumpel's wife, Barbara Rumpel, spoke about the plane crash on a Facebook post about a National Rifle Association-related event. The New York Post reported that Barbara and John Rumpel are longtime GOP supporters and made a $250,000 donation to the Trump Victory PAC in 2020. Barbara Rumpel is also an executive committee member of the NRA Women's Leadership Forum, the New York Post reported.

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