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contact washington center. acknowledge. reporter: six air force fighter jets were scrambled along the east coast. as the plane approached restricted d.c. airspace, two f-16s were authorized to go supersonic. they had to break the sound barrier to get up to speed to get to the aircraft in question. what s wrong? reporter: their twin booms startling residents and pets on the ground. as they fired flares then flew straight at the citation, calling the pilot. this is an armed air defense fighter. you have been intercepted. reporter: they quickly saw the pilot was slumped over and unresponsive as his plane continued flying into virginia, where it crashed, having traveled 300 miles without radio communication. the ntsb is considering whether a sudden loss of cabin air pressure could have incapacitated everyone on board. just as golf legend payne stewart and five others were killed in 1999 when their plane

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