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F-16 causes sonic boom in DC area while scrambling to intercept plane that later crashed in Virginia

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WASHINGTON - Officials say an unresponsive small plane that flew over the nation's capital Sunday afternoon caused the military to scramble an F-16 fighter jet before the plane crashed in Virginia.

The fighter jet caused a loud sonic boom that was heard across the D.C. region.Police and rescuers reached the site of the plane crash in the Shenandoah Valley later Sunday.

No survivors were found.The Federal Aviation Administration says the Cessna Citation took off from Elizabethtown, Tennessee Sunday and was headed for Long Island’s MacArthur Airport.

However, the plane turned around over New York’s Long Island and flew a straight path down over D.C.The F-16 scrambled to respond to the small plane, which wasn't responding to radio transmissions.The North American Aerospace Defense Command said in a statement that the F-16 was authorized to travel at supersonic speeds.

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