2023 Virginia Plane Crash
On June 4, 2023, a privately operated Cessna 560 Citation V carrying three passengers and a pilot crashed at approximately 3:23p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) in the George Washington National Forest, Virginia, killing the occupants, after the crew had been found unresponsive.Page 2: "According to a North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) statement, about 1520 the airplane was intercepted by fighter aircraft." The plane had previously entered the no-fly zone over Washington, D.C., and was intercepted by F-16 fighter jets before it crashed. A preliminary report was released by the National Transportation Safety Board on June 21, 2023, and the investigation into the crash is ongoing as of August 2023. Accident The plane involved in the accident was a Cessna 560 Citation V, registered N611VG to Encore Motors of Melbourne, a Florida-based company under the ownership of John and Barbara Rumpel. It departed from Elizabethton Municipal Airport in Elizabethton, Tennessee ...
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Mine Bank Mountain
Mine Bank Mountain is a peak in the U.S. state of Virginia, in the Saint Mary's Wilderness near the Blue Ridge Parkway. The mountain was the site of the 2023 Virginia plane crash, which struck below the peak, killing all four on board. The mountain is named for nearby manganese-iron ore mines. Hikes up the mountain can be accomplished on the Mine Bank Trail, a loop, with a trailhead on the Blue Ridge Parkway (). References External links * Mine Bank Mountainat mountainzone.comMine Bank Mountain
at peakbagger.com Mountains of Augusta County, Virginia {{Virginia-stub ...
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