NRA exec, Trump donor says daughter and granddaughter died in plane crash that sparked DC sonic boom

When the Cessna carrying veered into restricted airspace in the capital region, the Federal Aviation Administration called the pilot but did not receive a response.

sparked a sonic boom from responding military jets.

"My family is gone, my daughter and granddaughter," Barbara Rumpel posted on Facebook Sunday evening.

Her husband, John Rumpel, who runs the Encore Motors of Melbourne, the Florida-based company that the private jet was registered to, confirmed the crash to The New York Times.

"It descended at 20,000 feet a minute, and nobody could survive a crash from that speed," he said. He also speculated that the plane may have lost pressurization, causing the pilot and passengers to lose consciousness.

Rumpel has held several prominent positions at the NRA and is currently a member of the organization's Women's Leadership Council, per her Linkedin.

Both John and Barbara Rumpel have donated thousands of dollars to Republican candidates such as former President Donald Trump, former Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker, former Alaska Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka, former Florida House candidate Laura Loomer, Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and others, according to OpenSecrets.org, a website that tracks campaign donations.

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