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NTSB blames downdrafts in Steve Fossett crash (Read 170 times)

Jul 10^th, 2009 at 3:02am

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Sounds feasable.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_fossett_search

WASHINGTON – The aircrash that killed entrepreneur Steve Fossett, famed for his daredevil aerial feats, probably was caused by downdrafts that exceeded the ability of his small plane to recover before slamming into a California mountainside, federal safety officials said Thursday.

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Reply #1 - Jul 10^th, 2009 at 3:27am

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It sounds feasible but can only be an educated guess. With the available evidence anything is possible. Nothing much left of Mr Fossett or the aircraft. He could just as easily have had a heart attack.

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Reply #2 - Jul 10^th, 2009 at 3:53am

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A very interesting read...

Following his "missing" in 2007, I spent many hours with my Maps of the Sierra Nevada mountains, and my FS2004 Simulator, "Flying " around the area trying to replicate any problems he may have had on his journey from Nevada in the direction of the California Central Valley.

The Sierra Nevada Mountain Range is notoriously dangerous for Pilots of Light Aircraft.
In FS 2004, my small Piston Prop Aircraft fitted with Carburettors, regularly suffer from "Icing", including the Pitot Tube, when traversing the 10,000+ feet Snowy peaks!

There is nowhere to land safely when trouble strikes!

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