There were four people on board private plane that crashed Sunday in the state of Virginianear Washington DC, in the United States, after two armed forces fighter jets chased and intercepted the small plane.

The US Federal Aviation Administration. opened an investigation to determine the details of the accident, which has so far been surrounded by uncertainty.

That is known the plane left Tennessee and was bound for Long Island, New Yorkaccording to US civil aviation (FAAA). However, the alerts were triggered when the pilot did not respond to calls from the North American Aerospace Defense Command.

The fighter jets “were allowed to go at supersonic speeds” to overtake the plane and try to communicate with the pilot, but in pursuit, he crashed.

no survivors

When Virginia authorities arrived at the crash site, they found the plane had left a “crater” and believed it hit the ground at a steep angle. The saviors who came They found no survivors from the plane, but they did see several human remains and the remains of the plane..

“There was nothing bigger than your arm,” one of the rescuers told CNN.

Authorities have not yet released the identities of the passengers who died in the crash it is known that two women, a girl and the pilot were on board. This is reported by the owner of the aircraft. John Repelwho told the media that they were her daughter, her two-year-old granddaughter and the nannywho traveled on the plane.

The private jet is registered to Encore Motors of Melbourne, Inc., a Florida-based company owned by Rumpel, according to FAA records.

According to a statement from Rumpel to the New York Times, his family returned to East Hampton, New York after visiting relatives in North Carolina.

“My family has left, my daughter and my granddaughter,” wrote Barbara Rumpel, John’s wife, in response to a post on her Facebook profile asking others if he was on the plane. Rumpel is one of the largest donors to former US President Donald Trump’s election campaigns.

The Virginia investigation has yet to answer several questions, such as why the pilot diverted the plane from its route to New York. It is also not known whether the aircraft has entered a restricted air area and therefore the air authorities have been contacted.

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board are expected to arrive at the crash site on Monday. They will then “start documenting the scene and examining the aircraft,” the agency said in a statement.