The private plane that crashed into a mountainous area in Virginia after becoming unresponsive flying over the capital echoes the 1999 death of golfer Payne Stewart whose Learjet flew for thousands of miles before crashing into fields.
Stewart's Learjet was en route from Orlando to Dallas on October 25, 1999, when it lost cabin pressure and flew aimlessly across the country with the professional golfer aboard.
The Learjet 35 aircraft continued to fly for thousands of miles with the pilot and bokep indonesia passengers unresponsive before eventually crashing when it ran out of fuel in South Dakota fields, killing five people.
In the case of Stewart's flight, the plane lost cabin pressure, causing the occupants to lose consciousness after becoming deprived of oxygen.
Investigators said the Learjet crashed after the aircraft failed to pressurize.
Stewart (pictured) and four others died
Rescue personnel walk past the scene of the crash that killed golfer Payne Stewart in October 1999
A large external piece of Payne Stewart's Learjet 35 is taken for examination after the crash
The journey began in Florida with the destination set for Texas, where Stewart and his companions had a business engagement.
The aircraft continued climbing past its assigned altitude but then failed to make the westward turn toward Dallas and instead continued flying on a northwestern course, traveling over the southern and midwestern U.S.
for almost four hours and 1,500 miles.
Air traffic controllers became concerned when they were unable to establish communication with the plane and F-16 fighter jets were deployed to intercept and investigate the situation.
After reaching the Learjet, the fighter pilots observed the cockpit windows to be frosted, suggesting a loss of cabin pressure.
The National Transportation Safety Board faces a wall of journalists during a press conference following the plane crash that killed golfer Payne Stewart in October 1999
A South Dakota state trooper points to the sky over the scene near Mina, South Dakota, where Stewart's plane came down following pressurization failure during its flight to Dallas, Texas
Despite attempts to establish visual contact with the occupants or communicate with them, there was no response.
The Learjet continued its pre-programmed flight plan, suggesting the crew and passengers had become unconscious due to oxygen deprivation.
The National Transportation Safety Board conducted an investigation to determine the cause of the accident and concluded that the probable cause of the accident was incapacitation of the flight crew due to hypoxia, a lack of oxygen.
A subsequent investigation revealed that a small hole in the plane's pressurization system caused a gradual loss of cabin pressure, leading to the crew and passengers succumbing to hypoxia.