The FAA says the Cessna Citation crashed into mountainous terrain near Montebello, Virginia around 3:30 p.m. Sunday. The plane was bound for MacArthur Airport in Islip.
A small plane that was headed to Long Island crashed in Virginia and caused fighter jets to scramble.
Authorities say they were concerned about the plane because it was flying a strange flight path over the D.C. area. Officials say F-16s were scrambled to investigate and saw that the pilot of the aircraft had passed out. Virgnia State Police, and other rescue officials reached the crash site around 8 p.m. Sunday. No survivors were located.The FAA and NTSB are investigating the cause of the crash.
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