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NTSB issued the final report on Steve Fossett's accident
Washington, USA - Downdrafts caused the death of the American billionaire aviator in 2007
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The American National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued the final report on the accident that, on September 3, 2007, caused the death of the American billionaire aviator Steve Fossett (for a list of his records, see AVIONEWS). The agency established that the aircraft, a Bellanca 8KCAB-180, "Struck mountainous terrain near Mammoth Lakes, California, following an inadvertent encounter with downdrafts...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1106968
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency