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  • October 2008

    • Fossett Search Likely Off Til Spring

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Oct 6, 08 7:58 AM CDT

      Fossett Search Likely Off Til Spring

      (Newser) - The snowstorm that stopped investigators' search for aviator Steve Fossett this week will likely keep such efforts suspended until spring, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . A 2-foot buildup of snow has covered any evidence on the ground, and could pose hazards for search teams. Federal officials had removed the wreckage of Fossett's plane before the storm started. More »

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      California  • plane crash  • Steve Fossett  • snowstorm  • aviator  • NTSB

    • Fossett Had 'Subconscious Death Wish'

      Daily Mail (UK)  |  Oct 5, 08 4:33 PM CDT

      Fossett Had 'Subconscious Death Wish'

      (Newser) - Steve Fossett took his last, fatal flight into the Sierra Nevada mountains last year because he unconsciously wanted to die, a friend of his said yesterday. Will Hasley, who helped Fossett write a memoir 2 years ago, believes the aviation pioneer was guilt-ridden over marital and financial problems before the crash. "He believed it was time for him to go," Hasley told the Daily Mail . More »

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      suicide  • plane crash  • Steve Fossett  • Sierra Nevada

    • Hiker Brings 'Closure' for Fossett Widow

      Los Angeles Times  |  Oct 3, 08 3:17 PM CDT

      Hiker Brings 'Closure' for Fossett Widow

      (Newser) - The widow of adventurer Steve Fossett, whose wrecked plane was found this week in the Sierra Nevada mountains, reached out personally yesterday to the hiker who played the key role in the discovery, the LA Times reports. Peggy Fossett thanked outdoorsman and sporting-goods salesman Preston Morrow for the chance to “bring to closure a very painful chapter in my life.” More »

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      California  • plane crash  • Richard Branson  • Steve Fossett  • Sierra Nevada  • NTSB

    • Searchers Find Human Remains in Fossett Plane

      Reuters  |  Oct 2, 08 7:54 PM CDT

      Searchers Find Human Remains in Fossett Plane

      (Newser) - Searchers have found human remains in the wreckage of missing adventurer Steve Fossett's plane, Reuters reports. No official confirmation has come yet, but the find is all but sure to end the mystery of Fossett's disappearance more than a year ago on a solo flight from Nevada. His plane, along with money and documents such as Fossett's pilot license, had been found earlier on the remote California mountain. More »

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      missing person  • Steve Fossett  • aviator  • Sierra Nevada

    • Wreckage Is Fossett's; No Body Found

      CNN  |  Oct 2, 08 10:21 AM CDT

      Wreckage Is Fossett's; No Body Found

      (Newser) - Search teams have confirmed that the wreckage helicopters spotted earlier in California’s Inyo National Forest is indeed the plane that Steve Fossett was piloting when he disappeared last year. One searcher said the crash, which looked to have been a head-on crash into a mountain, was "so severe I doubt someone would've walked away from it,” but they’ve yet to find any sign of the billionaire adventurer’s body. More »

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      California  • Nevada  • missing person  • Steve Fossett  • aviator

    • Wreckage Spotted Near Fossett Papers

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Oct 2, 08 6:41 AM CDT

      Wreckage Spotted Near Fossett Papers

      (Newser) - An aerial spotter has located what appears to be plane wreckage close to the place where a hiker found ID cards belonging to missing billionaire Steve Fossett, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . A team has been dispatched to do a ground search of the mountainous area in eastern California close to the Nevada border. Fossett's plane vanished shortly after takeoff near Reno a year ago. More »

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      California  • airplane  • Nevada  • missing person  • Steve Fossett  • aviator

    • Hiker May Have Found Fossett's Belongings

      NBC 4 Los Angeles  |  Oct 1, 08 2:11 PM CDT

      Hiker May Have Found Fossett's Belongings

      (Newser) - The search for aviator Steve Fossett is on again after a hiker found his ID card near an eastern California lake yesterday, KNBC-TV reports. The identification and other items seemed to have been dropped there, possibly by an animal, the hiker says, adding that he was "way, way, off trail" when he found the belongings linked to the millionaire missing since last September. More »

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      California  • disappearance  • world record  • Steve Fossett  • aviator

  • July 2008

    • Did Air Ace Fossett Fake His Death?

      News of the World (UK)  |  Jul 28, 08 3:05 AM CDT

      Did Air Ace Fossett Fake His Death?

      (Newser) - Air adventurer Steve Fossett may have faked his own death, reports the tabloid News of the World . No wreckage was ever found after Fossett disappeared last year in a light plane over the Nevada desert. Fossett didn't bother to wear his GPS watch—and he may have had strong motives to disappear, including getting out from under shaky investments and possible marital troubles. More »

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      pilot  • Richard Branson  • aviation  • Steve Fossett  • Virgin Group  • California Highway Patrol  • Lloyds of London

    • Fossett Search Is on Again

      Reno Gazette-Journal  |  Jul 15, 08 9:36 AM CDT

      Fossett Search Is on Again

      (Newser) - Ten months after Steve Fossett disappeared, a new search for the adventurer's body began yesterday under the guidance of a Canadian geologist and adventure racer who is scouring the Sweetwater Mountains on the Nevada-California border with a team of 10, reports the Reno Gazette-Journal. A competing search party has narrowed possible crash sites to about 150 using satellite imagery. More »

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      California  • Nevada  • pilot  • aviation  • Steve Fossett  • adventure travel  • searchers

  • February 2008

    • RIP, Steve Fossett

      Associated Press  |  Feb 16, 08 5:44 AM CST

      RIP, Steve Fossett

      (Newser) - He vanished on a routine flight five months ago, and now daredevil Steve Fossett has been declared dead at the age of 63, the AP reports. The famous world record breaker was last seen flying a small plane over western Nevada where 15-20 private planes have disappeared since 1950. The first man to circle the world solo in a hot air balloon, Fossett aspired to "be the best in everything." More »

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      obituary  • pilot  • Richard Branson  • aviation  • world record  • Steve Fossett  • hot air balloon

  • November 2007

    • Declare Fossett Dead, Wife Asks Court

      Associated Press  |  Nov 27, 07 7:50 AM CST

      Declare Fossett Dead, Wife Asks Court

      (Newser) - The wife of Steve Fossett, who went missing in September while flying his plane over the rugged terrain of northwest Nevada, asked an Illinois court yesterday to declare him legally dead, the AP reports. If granted, the request would allow the vast estate of the millionaire adventurer to be settled, said an attorney for Peggy Fossett. More »

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      airplane  • plane crash  • pilot  • aviation  • Steve Fossett  • millionaires

  • September 2007

    • Search for Fossett Will Resume

      Associated Press  |  Sep 26, 07 2:29 PM CDT

      Search for Fossett Will Resume

      (Newser) - Air Force experts analyzing satellite images say they've found what may be signs of adventurer Steve Fossett's track in the rugged terrain near Death Valley in Nevada. This weekend planes and ground crews will comb an area stretching 100 miles southeast of the airstrip Fossett  took off from Sept. 3, reports the AP. More »

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      Nevada  • pilot  • aviation  • Steve Fossett

    • Search for Fossett Grounded

      Reuters  |  Sep 19, 07 5:57 PM CDT

      Search for Fossett Grounded

      (Newser) - Nevada authorities said today they're calling off the active air search for missing adventurer Steve Fossett, who disappeared Sept. 3 after taking off from an airstrip near Reno. "Nobody is giving up on this man," said one official, adding that crews will be kept ready to investigate new leads on possible crash sites in surrounding desert areas. More »

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      Nevada  • pilot  • disappearance  • aviation  • Steve Fossett  • aviator  • search

    • Fossett Search Drastically Reduced

      Associated Press  |  Sep 18, 07 1:55 PM CDT

      Fossett Search Drastically Reduced

      (Newser) - Searchers are dramatically scaling back efforts to find missing adventurer Steve Fossett as the rescue mission enters its third week and tips dry up. At one point, 45 aircraft plied the skies looking for wreckage, but the Nevada Civil Air Patrol is suspending its efforts, limiting searchers to five National Guard helicopters and two CAP planes on standby, the AP reports. More »

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      Nevada  • rescue  • pilot  • disappearance  • aviation  • Steve Fossett  • National Guard  • aviator  • search