Jets Scramble over DC to Intercept Unresponsive Cessna — All Aboard Perish As Plane Crashes in Virginia

–VA Plane Crash In Forest Kills Mom, Toddler, Nanny, Pilot

STAUNTON, VA —  A tragedy is unfolding in Virginia where a small plane crashed near the George Washington National Forest. State Police say first responders found the wreckage last night but there were no survivors. Military jets rushed to intercept when the plane entered restricted airspace hours earlier, only to find the pilot unconscious. The owner reports his daughter, two-year-old granddaughter and her nanny were also on board. They were returning to New York after visiting him in North Carolina. The NTSB will arrive on scene today to begin investigating.