Fighter jets in the Shenandoah Valley. My mom on the phone a bit ago.

[underpants]

My mom said there were jets buzzing around.

We looked into it.

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — A small airplane that took off from Elizabethton’s airport crashed in a mountainous part of Virginia on Sunday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

A statement from the FAA said a Cessna Citation flew out from the Elizabethton Municipal Airport and was bound for Long Island MacArthur Airport in New York. At around 3:30 p.m., the aircraft reportedly crashed near Montebello, Va, according to the FAA.

NORAD reported to WRIC that the F-16s used flares in an attempt to draw the attention of the pilot. WRIC reports the Cessna plane was intercepted by the F-16s around 3:20 p.m. and the pilot of the aircraft was found unconscious. The plane later crashed near Waynesboro, Virginia, according to the FAA.

A spokesperson with the Virginia State Police (VSP) said their agency is assisting in the search for the crashed plane in the Staunton/Blue Ridge Parkway region. As of 6:45 p.m., VSP said nothing has yet been located.

https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/plane-bound-for-new-york-from-elizabethton-crashes-in-virginia-faa-reports/

[BlackSkimmer]

1. From what I understand, it was actually a jet, a small one, but still.

There were sonic booms reported in Virginia and in the DC area because of the military activity.

It's going to be a story.

[spooky3]

2. WaPo gift article:

https://wapo.st/3qqffbw

[Tom Kitten]

3. Thank you! nt

[NowISeetheLight]

4. Reminds Me

I’ve read a few articles about it. The jet was non-responsive then spiraled in and crashed after appearing to have been on auto-pilot. It reminds me of the Payne Stewart crash years ago. I’m thinking decompression and oxygen starvation (depending on how high they were flying).

[underpants]

5. Very representative of Payne.

[FSogol]

6. That Cessna flew over DC and they scrambled miltary jets. We heard the sonic boom in Burke. n/t