After her interception caused a sound explosion. Passengers of a private jet that crashed in the eastern United States

US authorities announced on Monday the death of the four passengers who were boarding a private plane that crashed in Virginia, a plane whose lack of response while flying over Washington on Sunday led to the intervention of two warplanes, causing a sound explosion that reverberated in the capital.

Washington state police said "rescuers found no survivors" when they arrived on foot at the crash site of the small plane in the Virginia area, and authorities announced the search was over.

John Rumble, owner of Encore Motors of Melbourne, which registered the crash plane in its name, told the Washington Post that his family was on board, including his daughter, granddaughter and nanny.

The unresponsive Cessna jet that flew over D.C. and Northern Virginia on Sunday, sparking a supersonic fighter jet response heard across the DMV, crashed in rural Virginia, officials said. No survivors were found. https://t.co/fTaQkRwXxy pic.twitter.com/BUzX16KQDp

— NBC4 Washington (@nbcwashington) June 5, 2023

The Federal Aviation Administration said the civil plane, commonly used by businessmen, took off from Elizabethton, Tennessee, and was bound for Long Island, New York.

Earlier, the U.S. military's North American Air Defense Command said two F-16 fighter jets responded to the Cessna 560 Citation did not respond to calls over Washington, D.C., and northern Virginia.

The interception of the small civilian aircraft by the warplanes provoked a sound explosion.

Mountainous area

The plane later crashed in a mountainous area southwest of Virginia, 270 kilometers south of Washington, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Residents of the capital and its suburbs reported on Sunday that they heard a loud sound shaking windows and walls kilometers away, sparking a wave of questions on social media.

Sonic Boom as heard by my dog Rocket in Fairfax Station. Shook the house. #sonicboom pic.twitter.com/WudmPif7uB

— Jared McQueen (@goodguyguybrush) June 4, 2023

Capitol Police said on Twitter that the Capitol and its buildings in Washington "were briefly put on high alert until the aircraft left the area."

Sound explosions occur when an aircraft penetrates the sound wall (exceeding the speed of sound), often causing shock to residents and material damage, including broken windows.