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Disappeared, body never recovered, presumed dead Rolls Gracie: Brazil 1982 Martial artist, practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: hang glider: Mauá, São Paulo, Brazil Bill Graham: United States 1991 Rock concert promoter Bell 206: Vallejo, California: Flew into power lines Richard E. Gray: United States 1982 Aviator, test pilot Cessna T-37 Tweet
This list of accidents and incidents involving general aviation is grouped by the years in which the accidents or incidents occurred. "General aviation" here includes private as well as corporate aircraft operating under general aviation rules, [note A] i.e. not flights of airliners , commuter or military aircraft .
Richard Wiley (born November 19, 1944) is an American novelist and short story writer whose first novel, Soldiers in Hiding won the 1987 PEN/Faulkner Award for ...
Richard 'Dick' Rutan set a record for aviation in the 1980's becoming the first person to circumnavigate Earth by aircraft without refueling, Guinness World Records wrote. ... known for his eye ...
Forbes unveils its 2023 list of top-earning dead celebrities. Gage Jackson. October 31, 2023 at 3:42 PM. From left, Whitney Houston, Elvis Presley, and Prince. ... Jackson died on June 25, 2009 ...
Wiley Post – Famed American aviator during the interwar period and the first pilot to fly solo around the world. Also known for his work in high-altitude flying, Post helped develop one of the first pressure suits and discovered the jet stream. Tom Poston – Television comedian; H.C. Potter – Film director and producer
A decorated Vietnam War pilot, Dick Rutan died Friday evening at a hospital in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, with Burt and other loved ones by his s Dick Rutan, who set an aviation milestone when he ...
Kathy Wiley and pilot Richard Temple were killed when their balloon collapsed in a wind shear and caught fire as they attempted to fly over Sandia Crest. [19] 2 0 15 December 1979: Davie balloon crash Davie, Florida, United States Balloon collided with power lines, causing propane tanks to explode. [20] 4 0 20 April 1980: Hurricane balloon crash