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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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aviator stories: 11 news summaries

  Bones Found 
  at Fossett Crash Site 

Skeletal remains found with Fossett's ID

Oct 31, 08 12:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Searchers have found what are believed to be the skeletal remains of Steve Fossett close to where his plane crashed in California, People reports. The bones were found near a pair of tennis shoes, credit cards, and Fossett's driver’s license. Pending DNA tests, the county sheriff said he believed... More »

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California • plane crash • Steve Fossett • aviator

 Fossett Search 
 Likely Off Til Spring 

Snow obscures crash site, could pose danger to investigators

Oct 6, 08 7:58 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

3 Early Crashes Sparked Navy Fears About McCain

'Clown around' flight hit wires that triggered balckout in Spain.

Oct 6, 08 4:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three aircraft crashes involving Navy flyer John McCain early in his career led Navy administrators to question his skills and judgment, reports the Los Angeles Times. In the most troubling incident, McCain was "clowning" around in a Skyraider over Spain in 1961 and flew into electrical wires, causing a... More »

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John McCain • Navy • crash • plane crash • aircraft • aviator • Election 2008

Searchers Find Human Remains in Fossett Plane

Authorities hope
to identify missing millionaire adventurer

Oct 2, 08 7:54 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Steve Fossett • aviator • missing person • Sierra Nevada

 Wreckage Is 
 Fossett's; No 
 Body Found 

But adventurer's body still nowhere to be seen

Oct 2, 08 10:21 AM CDT
(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... More »

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California • Nevada • Steve Fossett • aviator • missing person

 Wreckage 
 Spotted Near 
 Fossett Papers 

Ground team searching for site spotted from aircraft

Oct 2, 08 6:41 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Hiker May Have Found 
 Fossett's Belongings 

ID card of long-missing aviator turns up in Calif. mountains

Oct 1, 08 2:11 PM CDT
(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... More »

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California • world record • disappearance • Steve Fossett • aviator • Minaret Lake

Search for Fossett Grounded

'Nobody is giving up' on adventurer; rescuers remain on standby

Sep 19, 07 5:57 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Fossett Search Drastically Reduced

More than 2 weeks after aviator vanished, tips are drying up

Sep 18, 07 1:55 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Wreckage Found Isn't Fossett's Plane

First overnight search completed; aviator has been missing since Monday

Sep 6, 07 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wreckage found yesterday has turned out not to be that of missing aviator Steve Fossett's plane, so the search goes on. The Nevada Air Patrol's first overnight search, using a high-tech thermal imaging camera, yielded nothing. Nevertheless, searchers remain hopeful. "If anyone has to be lost out there, this... More »

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

Branson Wants Google Earth in Fossett Search

Satellite images could hold clues to aviator's disappearance

Sep 5, 07 2:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Richard Branson said today he hopes to use Google Earth in the search for missing aviator Steve Fossett, whose small plane disappeared Monday over Nevada. The British billionaire and flying enthusiast wants to see if Google's satellite photos show where Fossett might have been heading, Reuters reports, and whether there... More »

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Richard Branson • Google Earth • disappearance • aviation • pilot • Steve Fossett • aviator

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