Sonic boom from scrambling jets heard on security camera footage from Virginia
The unresponsive aircraft had set off from Elizabethtown in Tennessee on Sunday, before inexplicably turning around while making its way over New York's Long Island. It had been heading for the island's MacArthur Airport, but instead found itself over DC - including some of the most heavily restricted airspace in the country - before crashing into mountainous terrain near Montebello, Virginia. Loaded : 100.00% Replay Current Time 0:34 / Duration 0:34 QualitySettings Subtitles Fullscreen Unmute 0 View on Watch 2:09 WBAL TV Baltimore Sonic boom in Maryland came from military plane, officials say More videos Reuters Sonic boom from scrambling jets heard on security camera footage from Virginia 0:08 NBC News Loud boom heard after fighter jets scrambled to intercept small plane 2:10 It is not known why the plane, called Cessna Citation, changed course - nor why it failed to answer radio calls. Federal Aviation Administration officials also do not know how many passengers w...