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Adventurer Steve Fossett waits to receive an Honorary Doctor of Science at commencement ceremonies at Washington University in St. Louis on May 19, 2006. Fossett received a masters degree in business administration in 1968 from the University. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)


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WASHINGTON, July 9 (UPI) -- Federal investigators say they believe adventurer Steve Fossett encountered a downdraft over California that was too much for his small plane to handle.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- California authorities say they've now found significant skeletal remains near the crash site of millionaire aviator and adventurer Steve Fossett.
Bones found near Fossett crash site
MADERA, Calif., Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Investigators making a final search of the area in the California Sierras where adventurer Steve Fossett crashed found bones, officials said Thursday.
Snowstorm halts Fossett recovery efforts
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- California authorities say it could be next year before recovery efforts can resume at the site where adventurer Steve Fossett's plane crashed.
MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Investigators have finished removing the wreckage of adventurer Steve Fossett's plane from California's remote Sierra Nevada mountains, officials said.
Fossett's wife thanks hiker finding items
MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The hiker who found items of adventurer Steve Fossett has been thanked by the wife of the daredevil who has been missing since last September.
MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Millionaire Richard Branson used a morning talk show to thank Preston Morrow, who found items of missing adventurer Steve Fossett in the California mountains.
Human remains found with Fossett plane
MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Human remains have been found in the wreckage of Steve Fossett's small plane high in the Sierra Nevada in California, a federal official said Thursday.
New searches launched for Steve Fossett
LAS VEGAS, July 15 (UPI) -- Two volunteer teams say they will search the California-Nevada border area for any signs of adventurer Steve Fossett, missing with his plane since September.
Nevada to bill widow for Fossett search
CARSON CITY, Nev., May 1 (UPI) -- Nevada will be sending a bill to the widow of adventurer Steve Fossett for the cost of the unsuccessful search for his missing plane.
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telegraph.co.uk at 9 Jul 2009 09:09 pm
The air crash that killed entrepreneur Steve Fossett was probably caused by downdrafts that exceeded the ability of his small plane to recover before slamming into a California...
nytimes.com at 9 Jul 2009 07:41 pm
The acclaimed aviator Steve Fossett died in 2007 when his small plane flew into a mountain downdraft and crashed, a federal report said.
cnn.com at 9 Jul 2009 06:18 pm
Nearly two years after the disappearance of adventurer Steve Fossett, investigators on Thursday determined that strong winds probably downed his plane.
sfgate.com at 9 Jul 2009 03:55 pm
Federal investigators say Steve Fossett apparently ran into a downdraft that was stronger than his small plane could handle before he crashed in the Sierra nearly two years ago. The...
cnn.com at 3 Nov 2008 07:09 pm
Bones found last week near where Steve Fossett's plane crashed in eastern California's Sierra Nevadas are those of the adventurer, authorities said Monday.
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