James Stephen Fossett (April 22, 1944 – September 3, 2007) was an American businessman and a record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer. He was the first person to fly solo nonstop around the …

Steve Fossett was an American businessman and adventurer who set a number of world records, most notably in aviation and sailing. In 2002, he became the first balloonist to circumnavigate the world …

A highly successful investor, businessman and adventurer, Steve Fossett's risk taking personality led him to break a large number of world records, many of those in aviation. He is credited with setting …

May 9, 2014 · Fossett finished from Stanford University and got a master’s degree from Washington University in St. Louis. He made his fortune trading futures and alternatives on Chicago markets with …

Sep 3, 2007 · Made the first solo balloon flight across the Pacific ocean, starting in Seoul, Korea, and landing in Saskatchewan, Canada, setting an absolute world distance record of almost 5,500 miles. …

Jul 19, 2025 · The acclaimed aviator Steve Fossett died in 2007 when his small plane flew into a mountain downdraft and crashed, a federal report said. He went out to take a casual flight and never …

In a meteorological study prepared for its report on the September 3, 2007, accident in which Fossett was killed, the NTSB estimates that downdrafts where he was flying registered at least 400 fpm and …

James Stephen “Steve” Fossett (1944–2007) was an American adventurer, aviator, sailor, and businessman whose life embodied a relentless pursuit of challenge and exploration.

May 14, 2018 · Billionaire Steve Fossett loved pushing the limits of human achievement, and it was this very quest that led to his death in 2007 in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California.

James Stephen Fossett (April 22, 1944 – September 3, 2007) was an American businessman and a record-setting aviator, sailor and adventurer. In 2002, he became the first balloonist to …