Almost 13 months after adventurer Steve Fossett disappeared in a single-engine plane over Nevada, and a year to the day since the search was suspended, the wreckage of his Bellanca 8KCAB (N240R) has been discovered in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Fossett's body is still missing.

The search for Fossett's remains has been reopened. We'll bring you updates as they arise.
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Science is reinventing play, from extreme sports to gamification to ridiculous roller coasters to the playgrounds of tomorrow, and this issue is chock full of fun. Also, on a less fun note: Did global warming destroy my hometown?
Why is it The good always die young?
Young? the guy looks like he's 70
NO REMAINS FOUND. I HAVE FLOWN ALOT AND HIKED ALOT OVER THIS WILDERNESS TYPE. UN-FORTUNATLY THERE ARE ALOT OF HUNGRY ANIMALS THAT LIVE THERE. AN INJURED PERSON WOULD NOT LAST LONG OUT THERE BEFORE NATURE TOOK ITS COURSE. GOD REST HIS SOUL, THAT HE FELT NO PAIN.
RODERICK GOUIN FAA DOT A&P#47620801
rolf, young.