Washington: Air defence officials say two Air
Force fighters intercepted a small plane that entered restricted airspace over Washington.
The Baltimore Sun says Homeland Security officers met with the plane's pilot, who said he had overflown Baltimore's airport and entered the restricted zone by mistake.
The pilot was the plane's lone occupant. Two F-16s intercepted it and escorted it out of the area about 8:30 p.m.
Monday.
It landed at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood
Marshall Airport.
The Federal Aviation Administration was not able to
communicate with the pilot of the Beechcraft 58, a small,
twin-engine plane.
The FAA notified the North American Aerospace Defence
Command.
NORAD protects the US and Canada from air attacks.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 10:38