The pilot of a plane that slammed into a mountain in rural Virginia lost contact with air traffic control during its ascent, according to federal aviation officials.
WASHINGTON (AP) - A wayward and unresponsive business plane that flew over the nation's capital Sunday afternoon caused the military to scramble a fighter
Experts continued to speculate that the pilot likely lost consciousness from a lack of oxygen inside the jet when it climbed above 10,000 feet, the altitude that typically requires cabin pressurization.
Despite being out of contact on its ascent Sunday afternoon, the jet that had just taken off from a Tennessee airport continued toward its intended destination.