On September 3rd, American adventurer and record setter, Steve Fossett set out in a single-engine Bellanca Super Decathlon from the Flying M Ranch owned by hotel magnate Barron Hilton. He hasn't been heard from since and experts say that at this point the likelihood of finding him alive is slim.
That doesn't keep hundreds of friends and fans of the famous aviator from Tennessee from searching for him in the steep hills and narrow valleys of the Sierra Nevadas. In conducting the search, six new plane crash sites have been discovered and will be logged and investigated properly after the search for Fossett concludes. It is believed that over 200 of these undocumented sites may exist.
Some families who lost loved ones and never knew what happened for sure now have hope that their final destination may be confirmed.
Fossett, 63, was the first man to fly around the world in a balloon alone and the first solo pilot to circle the globe without refueling. He holds 14 world records in airplane flight, two for ballooning, six in gliders and one in an airship. In addition, he holds 11 records for sailing and one for cross-country skiing. He also has set other records that have since been broken.
Cheers to those helping out by joining the search and even looking at Google Earth to try and find Fossett. We think that if anyone can make it through this it's with the highly trained survival skills and clanging metal balls of Steve Fossett. We're rooting for you, dude.
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