Pilot Juan Browne Talks About the Cessna Crash over Washington D.C.

Saint Mary's Wilderness is seen in the distance on June 5, 2023, where a private Cessna Citation crashed over mountainous terrain Sunday afternoon near Montebello, Virginia, on June 4, 2023. US aviation officials on Monday were investigating the fatal crash of an "unresponsive" private plane that strayed over the nation's capital and prompted the scrambling of F-16 fighter jets. (Photo by Erin Edgerton / AFP) (Photo by ERIN EDGERTON/AFP via Getty Images)

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Listen: Pilot Juan Browne: Federal investigators are working to determine what caused the deadly crash of the plane intercepted by U.S. fighter jets over the Washington, DC area Sunday. Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board arrived at the crash site near Montebello, Virginia today. F-16 fighter jets intercepted the small Cessna plane Sunday afternoon after it was seen flying erratically off course over the nation's capital.

NBC News reported that the Cessna Citation belonged to John Rumpel from Melbourne, Florida. Rumpel said his daughter, granddaughter, nanny and their pilot were all on board.