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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

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
Rome, Italy, 07/10/2009 12:07
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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