Four People Killed in Cessna 560 Citation V Business Jet Crash in Virginia
By Accident.NEWS
Publish Date: June 5, 2023
All four people on board were killed.
A Cessna 560 Citation V business jet crashed in mountainous terrain near Montebello, Virginia on Sunday afternoon. The plane had taken off from Elizabethton Municipal Airport in northeastern Tennessee and was headed for Long Island MacArthur Airport in New York when it crashed at around 3:30 p.m. According to a release from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), there were no survivors found.
The Associated Press reports that the jet suffered a rapid spiraling descent and at one point dropped at a rate of more than 30,000 feet per minute. North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Continental U.S. Region reported that authorities were concerned about an “unresponsive” plane flying a strange flight path over the D.C. area.
F-16s were scrambled to investigate which led to a sonic boom that was heard over the D.C. area Sunday afternoon. NORAD reported that the F-16s used flares in an attempt to draw the attention of the pilot.“Flares are employed with highest regard for safety of the intercepted aircraft and people on the ground,” a release from NORAD read.
The Cessna plane was intercepted by F-16s around 3:20 p.m., and upon inspection, it was discovered that its pilot was unconscious.The incident remains under investigation by National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). A spokesperson with NTSB wrote, "Once on scene, investigators will begin documenting the scene and examining the aircraft." The preliminary report is expected to be published three weeks after this accident.
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Tags: Virginia, RIP, Cessna Crash, Virginia Plane Crash, Montebello Crash, Aviation Accident, N T S B Investigation, F16 Scramble, Montebello
Incident at a Glance
- Parties Involved:
- four people
- Vehicles:
- Cessna 560 Citation V business jet
- Fatality:
- YES
- State:
- Virginia
- City:
- Montebello
- Location:
- Mountainous terrain near Montebello, Virginia
- Date of Incident:
- 2023-06-04
- Time of Incident:
- around 3:30 p.m.
Mountainous terrain near Montebello, Virginia
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