Aviation Adventurer Steve Fossett Missing

Published: Sep 04, 2007
Source: www.abcnews.go.com



An air search is under way for record-breaking adventurer Steve Fossett, who was last seen Monday morning taking off from a private Nevada airstrip in a small, single-engine aircraft, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

The 63-year-old, who in 2002 became the first person to complete a solo circumnavigation of the globe by hot air balloon, was reported missing Monday night by a friend, according to the FAA. Fossett had not filed a flight plan for his Monday morning departure.continue..

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