The NTSB said the single-engine Super Decathlon `` collided with terrain while maneuvering in remote mountainous terrain approximately eight miles west-northwest of Mammoth Lakes , California , destroying the plane and killing the pilot . '' Ponderosa releases facts about 2002 , accident that killed adventurer . Fossett was third to circle the globe solo in a balloon . DNA tests confirmed that skeletal remains were Steve Fossett 's .
Ponderosa releases facts about 2002 , accident that killed adventurer . Fossett was third to circle the globe solo in a balloon . DNA tests confirmed that skeletal remains were Steve Fossett 's .