Steve Fossett
No
flight plan, Fossett didn't tell anyone where he would be operating and no
tell-tale radio calls. Steep,
irregular terrain in an area not inhabited or traversed, high elevation coupled
with an early winter season snow blanketed the scene, aircraft broke up into
very small pieces and scattered down the steep slope and the ELT was
destroyed. Other than that, it
was an easy find.
No wonder the ELT didn't work.
Steve Fossett crash site details
A lot of photos have been posted to this site.....
When you click a photos to view it, note that there is a tiny +
symbol above the map which will blow the image up to about full screen.
The winds, rollers and shears, etc. can be very nasty in
those areas. Wonder if an evil
wind was the main fault....??????
For photos, click on Photos
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