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crash of that private jet in virginia that prompted an emergency fighter jet response, a source telling cnn the pilot of the says in a citation was on observed unresponsive and slumped over in his seat. the ntsb is now on site in central virginia going through what is left of the wreckage with another source saying investigators are now most interested in hypoxia, oxygen, as a possible cause of the crash. the twin engine jet went hundreds of miles off course including passing into restricted air space. investigators say highly fragmented wreckage in mountainous terrain. >> the engines, weather conditions, pilot qualifications, maintenance records, all aspects will be items that we routinely look at. >> reporter: the flight path show as takeoff from tennessee. and 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.
and an ntsb team begins recovery efforts today for what is left of the private jet that slammed into the mountains of virginia sunday after triggering an interception by fighter jets protecting washington, d.c. a source says the pilot was seen slumped over in his seat prompting investigators to focus on a loss of cabin pressure as a possible cause for the crash. four people died including the pilot and a mother, along with her 2-year-old daughter and their nanny. brian todd has more. >> reporter: new details on the crash of the private jet that prompted an emergency fighter jet response .
brian todd is joining us live from near the scene of the wreckage. this plane was intercepted by u.s. international guard jets as it approached washington d.c. what's the latest on the investigation? >> reporter: wolf, we have new information on what investigators are finding at the crash site and on what observers saw in the cockpit of that plane as it headed toward this mountain range. tonight, new details on the crash of that private jet in virginia that prompted an emergency fighter jet response, a source telling cnn the pilot of the cessna was slumped over in his seat. the ntsb is now on site going through what's left of the wreckage. lack of oxygen is a possible cause of the crash. the twin engine jet went hundreds of miles off course, including passing over the d.c. area into restricted air space. investigators describe highly fragmented wreckage in very mountainous terrain. >> the engines, the weather