NTSB Press Release
Sorry, just the facts, zero speculation....
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NTSB ADVISORY
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National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594
October 2, 2008
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NTSB INVESTIGATING CRASH IN CALIFORNIA
BELIEVED TO BE STEVE FOSSETT'S AIRCRAFT
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The National Transportation Safety Board has
dispatched investigators to California to investigate the
crash of a small plane that was found yesterday that appears
to be the aircraft piloted by adventurer Steve Fossett.
The Bellanca 8KCAB (N240R) has been missing since
September 3, 2007, when the pilot departed Yerington, Nevada
for a local flight. The wreckage was located at about
10,000 feet of elevation in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in
the vicinity of Mammoth Lakes, California.
Senior Investigator Georgia Struhsaker has been
designated Investigator-in-Charge for this accident. She
will be assisted by two other NTSB investigators and by the
Federal Aviation Administration. NTSB Chairman Mark V.
Rosenker is accompanying the team and will serve as
principal spokesman for the on-scene investigation. Terry
Williams is the press officer traveling with the team.
For news media, Mr. Williams may be reached on his
cell phone, 202-557-1350, when he arrives in California
later this morning.
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NTSB Media Contact: Terry Williams (in California)
(202) 557-1350
Press Office in Washington, D.C.
(202) 314-6100
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