Steve Fossett Plane Crash | crash site, aeroplane

USA / California / Mammoth Lakes /
 crash site, aeroplane
The wreckage was about a quarter-mile from where a hiker found identification cards that belonged to Fossett.
In September 2007, the renowned aviator had said he was going on a brief flight but never returned, and the electronic transponder on his aircraft did not send any location signals. At his wife's request, Fossett was declared legally dead in February 2008 by a judge in Chicago.
Fossett had made a fortune in the Chicago commodities market and gained worldwide fame for setting records in high-tech balloons, gliders, jets and boats. In 2002, he became the first person to circle the world solo in a balloon.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Fossett
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Coordinates:   37°40'2"N   119°7'58"W
This article was last modified 17 years ago