Pilot of the plane that crashed in Virginia was slumped over in the cockpit
Fighter jets spotted the seemingly unconscious pilot after intercepting the aircraft, officials told outlets including the Washington Post all
The pilot and three other passengers died in Sunday's crash.
The Cessna Citation aircraft crossed restricted airspace over Washington DC before plummeting in Virginia.
The plane, which had been heading to Long Island from Tennessee, made a hairpin turn when it reached New York before flying back south towards its origin.
When it entered airspace over the US capital, some of the most restricted in the country, F-16 fighter jets were permitted to fly at supersonic speed to intercept it and a loud sonic boom reverberated around the region.
The pilot was silent for the last two hours of the flight and the aircraft ultimately ran out of fuel and crashed in a densely wooded, mountainous area near Montebello in Virginia.
It is not clear why the pilot was unresponsive. Military officials speaking on condition of anonymity said the plane was not shot down and fighter jets did not cause the crash.
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