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WASHINGTON - A small plane was intercepted by two F-16 jets after it flew into restricted airspace Monday evening, authorities said.

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The single-engine Cessna-182 was intercepted 22 miles northeast of Reagan National Airport and was escorted to the airport in Gaithersburg, Md., the Federal Aviation Administration said.

The breach was accidental, the Secret Service said after interviewing the pilot.

The plane had been headed from Philadelphia to Charlottesville, Va., said a spokesman from the North American Aerospace Defense Command. The plane stayed outside a tightly restricted zone closer to the center of Washington but was within another ring of restricted space farther out.

The F-16s were sent from Andrews Air Force Base