Jet fighters chase small plane in Washington area before it crashes in Virginia

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42. NTSB begins crash investigation after sonic boom heard across D.C.

This is not LBN in and of itself, because it's what the NTSB always does.

TRANSPORTATION

NTSB begins crash investigation after sonic boom heard across D.C.

A Cessna jet crashed in west-central Virginia after military F-16s were scrambled at supersonic speeds to intercept it

By Ian Duncan and Dan Lamothe
Updated June 5, 2023 at 11:36 a.m. EDT|Published June 5, 2023 at 9:35 a.m. EDT

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By Ian Duncan
Ian Duncan is a reporter covering federal transportation agencies and the politics of transportation. He previously worked at the Baltimore Sun for seven years, covering city hall, the military and criminal justice. He was part of the Sun's team covering Freddie Gray's death in 2015 and then-Mayor Catherine Pugh's Healthy Holly books scandal. Twitter https://twitter.com/iduncan

By Dan Lamothe
Dan Lamothe joined The Washington Post in 2014 to cover the U.S. military. He has written about the Armed Forces for 15 years, traveling extensively, embedding with each service and covering combat in Afghanistan. His reporting about the 2021 attack on the Capitol was part of a project that earned the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. Twitter https://twitter.com/danlamothe