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bajaguy
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Steve Fossett Found
Madera (CA) County Sheriff confirms that documents belonging to Steve Fossett and aircraft wreckage located near Minaret mine/lake area near Mammoth
Lakes, CA. No human remains found at this time.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,431605,00.html
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Bruce R Leech
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I cant get the link to story to work
Bruce R Leech
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bajaguy
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new link
OK, try this
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26976119/?GT1=43001
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capt. mike
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he was likely headed to baja when he hit a rotor crossing the mountain.
why else would he have $1005 in US currency?
enging forced up the hill 200 yards from the hull..... scary indeed.
do not fool with Ma nature.
formerly Ordained in Rev. Ewing\'s Church by Mail - busted on tax fraud.......
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bajaguy
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Several lessons to be learned from this..........
File a flight plan
Stick to the flight plan
Ensure ELT is in working order
Mother nature bats last
Photos:
http://www.foxnews.com
[Edited on 10-2-2008 by bajaguy]
[Edited on 10-2-2008 by bajaguy]
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fishbuck
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Bummer! 
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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Johannes
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He had a 30 million life insurance payable to his wife. Some people say he had a girlfriend too. Is that's were he lives now? they did not find a
body.
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Johannes
He had a 30 million life insurance payable to his wife. Some people say he had a girlfriend too. Is that's were he lives now? they did not find a
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After this amount of time, they would be lucky to find even a small piece of a body, which is a shame because it leaves the door open for continued
speculation.
Diane
[Edited on 10-2-2008 by jdtrotter]
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Bwana_John
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The Volcanic Ridge of the Minnerett Range of the Sierra Nevada is one of the most sublime places where one could cash it in at.
Hopefully his remains will not be found so he can stay in such a glorious place along with other great souls like Walter Starr Jr.
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bajaguy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Johannes
He had a 30 million life insurance payable to his wife. Some people say he had a girlfriend too. Is that's were he lives now? they did not find a
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OK, let's stick to known facts.....
He took off in the Bellanca Scout and did not come back
ID confirmed as belonging to Fossett was found in a remote area in the Sierras
An aircraft was found (crashed) that matches the FAA registration number that Fossett was flying. The crash site is in the location of the found
documents. Aircraft condition suggests that the crash was not survivable.
No human remains have been located yet
No black helicopters, no UFO's, no Bigfoot........just facts
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fishbuck
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Ya this is a modern day "Amelia Erhart" story for sure.
The guy can fly all the way around the world but crashes flying in Nevada?
I woulds imagine he would have been eaten by critters by now. But no bones?
I goggled Baron Hiltons ranch in Nevada where he took off from. It must be nice to be incerdibly rich!
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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bajaguy
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No bones about it, fishbuck....no bones yet, however the investigation on the ground is in progress. Ugly weather predicted for that area this
weekend.
The documents and sweatshirt were not at the crash site
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capt. mike
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"he would have been eaten by critters by now. But no bones?"
maybe they gnawed their fill but took the bones with to make soup later?
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bajaguy
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It's only been a little over a year. If you look at the photos, you will see how violent the crash was......a thorough sifting of the impact site will
probablly turn up remains (hair/bones).
There are WWII aircraft crash sites that are still being discovered all over the world, many with remains in, or near the site.
I hope GeoRock and other Mammoth area Nomads chime in....
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bwana_John
The Volcanic Ridge of the Minnerett Range of the Sierra Nevada is one of the most sublime places where one could cash it in at.
Hopefully his remains will not be found so he can stay in such a glorious place along with other great souls like Walter Starr Jr.
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bajaguy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bwana_John
Hopefully his remains will not be found so he can stay in such a glorious place along with other great souls like Walter Starr Jr.
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That may not be so comforting to his relatives.......
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Bwana_John
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That may not be so comforting to his relatives.......
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If they could see the view from the ledge that is Walter's final resting place on Micheal Minneret they would understand.
The view from the Volcanic Ridge is just as majestic.
[Edited on 10-2-2008 by Bwana_John]
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bajaguy
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"Don't be a show-off. Never be too proud to turn back. There are old pilots and bold pilots, but no old, bold pilots."
E. Hamilton Lee, 1949
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805gregg
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I don't see why small planes cannot be made crash survivable. Stock cars can hit a wall at near 200mph and the driver can survive, why not a small
plane?
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Shark18
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| Quote: | Originally posted by 805gregg
I don't see why small planes cannot be made crash survivable. Stock cars can hit a wall at near 200mph and the driver can survive, why not a small
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There's a placard in those Bellanca's that says, "Aircraft not certified for crashes".
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