A small plane crash in Virginia, USA and the sonic boom that resulted from it has created a stir. Officials said this sonic boom was heard in Washington DC when F-16 fighter jets chased a small plane. This plane finally crashed in Virginia.
According to an American official, this plane was not shot down by the F-16. He said that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) often calls for fighter jets when someone is flying unsafely. There is no information about what happened to the people on this plane.
Why Were F-16s Run
Information on this has been given by issuing a press release from the Continental US North American Aerospace Defense Command Region. It has been said that F-16 fighter jets tried to contact the pilot of this plane, but there was no response from the civilian aircraft pilot. The F-16 jets were ‘authorised to travel at supersonic speed’, causing a sonic boom heard in Washington. The release said the F-16 used flares to attract the pilot’s attention.
The Pilot Didn’t Respond
This civilian aircraft was a Cessna 560, intercepted at around 3.20 pm. It finally crashed near the George Washington National Forest in Virginia. It has been told in the press release that the pilot was giving no response. Efforts were made to contact its pilot till the crash. If sources are to be believed, four people boarded the plane, which overshot its planned destination by 315 miles before crashing.
Police Are Searching
Virginia State Police said the officers conducted the search operation on Sunday evening. Due to the F-16, a sonic boom was heard throughout the Washington DC metropolitan area on Sunday afternoon. DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management wrote on Twitter, ‘We have received information about a strong ‘BOOM’ throughout the National Capital Region this afternoon.’ The agency said there is no e threat.
