A quiet day in a Virginia neighborhood was disrupted by the sonic boom of an F-16 fighter jet moving to intercept a small plane that violated Washington DC airspace.
Day: June 4, 2023
Watch: Jet forced to make emergency landing after losing part of wing in air
Airport officials said the plane was flying at 27,000 feet when the aircraft lost its left winglet and part of the wing.
Fighter Jets Cause Sonic Boom; Unresponsive Plane Crashes in Virginia
The sonic boom rattled the D.C. region as fighter jets scrambled to track an unresponsive private plane in D.C.’s no-fly zone. News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports.
Military jets scrambled due to unresponsive plane over Washington that then crashed in Virginia
The pilot of Cessna 560 Citation V remained unresponsive throughout attempts to establish contact before it crashed.
F-16’s sonic boom heard over DC area in response to unresponsive plane
Officials attempted to establish contact with the pilot of the unresponsive plane, but they were unresponsive.
Military jets intercepted a Cessna plane, shocking D.C. residents with a sonic boom
At supersonic speeds, F-16 jets chased down an unresponsive pilot who flew a civilian plane over the nation’s capital and crashed in southwest Virginia. The FAA and NTSB are investigating.
BNSF train hits a pedestrian in Sacramento. Railway investigation is underway
Sacramento police officers responded to the incident near 20th and H streets.
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Transgender adults in Florida `blindsided’ that new law also limits their access to health care
Small plane from Tennessee causes military jet to scramble, later crashes in Virginia
The FAA says the Cessna Citation took off from Elizabethton, Tennessee, on Sunday and was headed for Long Island’s MacArthur Airport.
Virginia plane crash: Sonic boom in DC area caused by F-16s investigating restricted area
A sonic boom heard in the Washington, D.C., area on Sunday was caused by F-16 fighter jets scrambling to investigate after a small plane crashed in Virginia, authorities said.
Witnesses, video cited in NTSB preliminary report about Alabama medical helicopter crash that killed 2
The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary investigation report on the April 2 medical helicopter crash near Chelsea that killed two people.
Plane bound for New York from Elizabethton crashes in Virginia, FAA reports
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — A small airplane that took off from Elizabethton’s airport has crash landed in a mountainous part of Virginia on Sunday, according to the Federal Aviation A…
Cessna plane crashes into “mountainous terrain” in southwest Virginia
The FAA has confirmed that a Cessna citation has crashed into a mountainous terrain in Southwest Virginia.
Qantas’ new jet: The Airbus that’s not really an Airbus
Qantas’s new short-haul aircraft promises big changes, including a quieter and more comfortable flight.
Multiple crews on scene after plane crashes at Sundance Airport
Crews are on the scene after a plane crashed at Sundance Airport.
Tui passengers stranded as plane too heavy to take off
A spokesperson for Tui apologised to those affected
Air Borealis passengers angered by airline’s treatment after plane fills with smoke during takeoff | CBC News
An Air Borealis flight was grounded during takeoff in early May after smoke filled the cockpit. Two women from Labrador’s north coast say the airline failed to take care of the six passengers aboard the plane.
Tui holidaymakers kicked off ‘nightmare’ flight after plane too heavy to take off
The passengers were delayed for more than 16 hours
Engine snag suspected, IndiGo plane with Union minister, 2 MLAs diverted to Guwahati | Business
A Dibrugarh-bound plane of the IndiGo was diverted to Guwahati on Sunday morning after the pilot suspected a snag in the engine, officials said.Over 150 passengers were travelling on flight 6E-2652, including Union MoS for Petroleum Rameswar Teli and two Assam BJP MLAs — Prasanta Phukan and Terash Gowala, they said.Teli told PTI that 15-20 minutes before the landing, it was announced that the flight was being diverted.Initially we were frightened and sceptic as to why the flight was not able to land at the Dibrugarh airport.
Lovins: Straighten up and fly right
Blessed with an honest and capable Board of County Commissioners, we citizens tend to assume that major public decisions…
Parents criticised after letting their child use plane as “jungle gym” | Her.ie
As any parent knows, bringing your children away on holiday is what we all work so hard for, but getting them there is as stressful as it gets.
Japan, South Korea to speed up talks over pending military issues
Japan and South Korea have agreed to quickly resolve disputes over past military encounters that stand in the way of closer security cooperation, Japan’s defence minister said.
Motorcyclist dead after crashing into pick-up truck & trailer in Isabella Twp.
ISABELLA COUNTY, Mich. – The Isabella County Sheriff’s Office says that a 68-year-old Clare man is dead after colliding his motorcycle with a pick-up truck haul