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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gustaf Kilander and Joe Sommerlad

Sonic boom in DC: Plane that crashed lost contact with air traffic control just after takeoff

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NTSB investigating deadly Va. plane crash

The pilot of the private Cessna Citation jet that caused a panic in Washington DC on Sunday when it passed into restricted airspace before crashing into a heavily-wooded area in Virginia was seen “slumped” in the cockpit prior to the accident.

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