crashed in virginia after flying hundreds of miles past its destination, but the reasons remain unclear for the mystery flight that passed right over the d.c. area and prompted fighter jets to scramble. investigators describe highly fragmented wreckage in very mountainous terrain. the airplane, the engines, the weather conditions, pilot qualifications, the maintenance records, all aspects will be, of course, items that we routinely look at. reporter: the flight path shows a takeoff from tennessee. at its destination on new york s long island, the plane turns but doesn t land. instead, it keeps flying at 34,000 feet, right into highly restrictive air space near washington, d.c. the capitol briefly placed on an elevated alert and air national guard pilots scrambled to intercept. causing a sonic boom heard around the beltway. but noraad says the pilots got no response to fly-bys, flares or radio calls. national guard fighter on guard. if you hear this transmission,
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