Search and rescue crews in a rural area of Virginia have found no survivors in the wreckage of the small aircraft that went silent, triggering a national security response after wandering into Washington, D.C.’s restricted airspace on June 4.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) scrambled F-16 fighter jets in an attempt to reach its pilot when authorities saw the plane flying erratically and without authorization at around 3:20 p.m. local time.