Rescue teams found no survivors at the scene of the crash of a small plane that, after deviating from its route, flew over the capital of the United States and was unreachable, the police advanced.
The plane, which was believed to have four people on board, crashed into a mountainous area in a rural part of the Shenandoah Valley, near Montebelo, in eastern Virginia, at about 3:30 p.m. Sunday. in Lisbon).
The director of the company operating the plane, John Rumpel, told The New York Times that the daughter, 2-year-old granddaughter, nanny and pilot were on board and returning to upstate New York (northeast). , after visiting the state of North Carolina (southeast).
Rumpel, a pilot himself, said he didn’t have much information from authorities, but suggested the plane’s cabin may have lost pressure and added that he wished the family hadn’t suffered in the crash.
The plane “descended at a rate of 20,000 feet per minute [cerca de 366 quilómetros por hora]and no one could survive a fall from that speed.” complained Rumpel, 75.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the Cessna Citation plane left Elizabethtown, Tennessee, bound for Long Island, but ended up en route to Washington, which comprises one of the most restricted airspaces in the country.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command said the device’s erratic behavior led to the mobilization of two military F-16 fighters to guard it, after they were cleared to travel at supersonic speed.
The U.S. Capitol and government complex buildings in Washington “were briefly on high alert” until the plane left the area, Capitol police said. on the social network Twitter.
This afternoon, our officials worked closely with our federal partners to track an unresponsive pilot who was flying a plane near the National Capital Region. The U.S. Capitol Complex was briefly on a heightened state of alert until the plane left the area. pic.twitter.com/M1WpH8xzUP
— The U.S. Capitol Police (@CapitolPolice) June 4, 2023
Source: DN
