Daredevil Steve Fossett declared dead
Posted: Friday, February 15th, 2008 9:00 pm
Steve Fossett, the wealthy, record-setting adventurer who for years blithely sailed, soared and drove through all manner of danger before disappearing in September during what was meant to be a routine short flight, was declared dead Friday by a Chicago court. He was 63…
At 8 a.m. on Sept. 3, 2007, Mr. Fossett took off alone from the Flying-M Ranch, near Yerington, Nev., in a Citabria Super Decathlon, a single-engine two-seater. He was scheduled to be back by noon but never returned. That evening, a search was begun, with airplanes and a helicopter scouring the wild terrain on the Nevada-California border over which he had disappeared. …
The search was called off after several weeks. In late November, Mr. Fossett’s wife, Peggy, petitioned the court to have her husband declared dead. The value of his estate is said to exceed eight figures, Ms. Downie said. … Read full obituary
