Pilot's Unconsciousness Doomed Family Aboard 'Ghost Plane' Over D.C., Military Pilots Say
- Fighter jets were dispatched to intercept an unresponsive Cessna that had flown into restricted airspace over Washington, D.C.
- The Cessna's pilot appeared unconscious, and the plane continued flying until it crashed in Virginia, killing a family of three and the pilot.
- The military pilots reported the Cessna pilot seemed slumped over and unresponsive after attempting contact for 30 minutes.
- Investigators are seeking to determine how long the pilot was unconscious and what caused the plane to turn around over Long Island and head toward Washington.
- The plane was owned by John Rumpel, who said his daughter, granddaughter, and the child's nanny were aboard the doomed flight.
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