WASHINGTON, D.C. — Social media was taken by storm after a loud "boom" was heard across the DMV area on Sunday afternoon.
People were saying they heard a huge "explosion" from Annapolis to D.C.
"I was in my bedroom, and literally it felt like I thought something dropped in my house, and then I randomly went through the front door of my house and saw my neighbors coming out the front," said Jason Crockett, an Odenton resident. "I’m in Cape Claire and literally felt, like everyone said, it felt like something dropped from the roof. Like someone was thinking that a tree fell in the roof.”
According to NORAD, a F-16 fighter plane responded to an unresponsive Cessna 560 Citation V aircraft flying over Washington, D.C.
The NORAD fighter plane was authorized to travel at supersonic speeds, which caused the loud "boom" many people in the area heard.
According to the FAA, the Cenessa plane took off from Elizabethton, Tennessee, and was bound for Long Island, New York.
The F-16 jet took off from Joint Base Andrews, according to the City of Bowie.
The plane was intercepted by the F-16 jet around 3:30 p.m. as NORAD attempted to make contact with the unresponsive pilot.
Around 3:30 p.m., the plane crashed near the George Washington National Forest in Virginia.
According to the FAA, four people were on board at the time of the crash.
Virginia State Police have suspended their search efforts. No survivors were found.
Officials said there was no threat associated with the incident.
