Jessica, who was a fan of biographies of the aviator Amelia Earhart, drew up the flight plans herself, arranging to visit grandparents in Massachusetts and Florida and to stopover on her return trip in Washington, where she had even hoped to entice President Clinton to fly with her aboard the Cessna. She had room to be; she had room to have a life. Flying -- along with riding horses, crafting furniture and even helping rebuild a house -- had been part of home schooling for Jessica and her 9-year-old brother, Joshua. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record.
This started off as a father-daughter adventure and it's gotten wonderfully out of hand.". THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS SITE IS INTENDED FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING AVIATION ENTHUSIASTS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS.
", Her father, Lloyd, said: "She really does love to fly. A party that got out of hand turned into a fight on Elmwood Avenue in Kenmore on Friday, with three police agencies responding to break it up. 1908 French aviator Leon Delagrange flies 12,878 feet in 6 minutes, 30 seconds aboard his Voisin-Delagrange No. This week's movie is Sully.
Debris was scattered through the neighborhood. Thursday, April 11, 1996 | 11:59 a.m. Jessica Dubroff died along with her father and her flight instructor when the plane went down shortly after taking off in a driving rain. He said he had no information on how the decision was made to take off. WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The National Transportation Safety Board found Tuesday that the April 1996 fatal crash of a small plane carrying 7-year-old Jessica Dubroff was probably caused by the pilot's decision to take off in bad weather. All three people in the Cessna 177B were killed just after takeoff from a small airport in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Heather Wessley of Jessica had asked her excitedly. The mission to the moon is aborted two days later after an oxygen tank explodes.
1934 A Caproni Ca.113 biplane flown by Italian aviator Renato Donati sets a new altitude record of 47,352 ft (14,433 m).
McCreary did not say what caused the crash, however. "I cared deeply for this little girl," he said. Las Vegas Sun, 2023, All Rights Reserved. "I kept thinking, `Please! Cheyenne Airport Manager Jerry Olson said surface visibility was about five miles and the temperature was 38 degrees, "right on the edge of icing being a problem.". Several witnesses also said the plane never appeared to have got higher than a few hundred feet. She took off in a cold rain and died when her single-engine Cessna Ms. Hathaway's outward calm in explaining the great tragedy of her daughter's death as the price of an expansive and joy-filled life came as criticism mounted nationwide of both Jessica's parents and an aviation system that allowed the accident to happen.
The 4-foot-2, brown-haired Jessica was so short she needed extenders on the plane's pedals in order to reach them. . The girl, who would have turned 8 on May 5, said she wanted to be a professional pilot. Even before the crash, the exploits of the spunky, freckle-faced Jessica with her "Women Fly" baseball cap commanded news coverage from coast to coast. Jessica Dubroff died along with her father and her flight instructor when the plane went down shortly after taking off in a driving rain. The plane carrying Jessica Dubroff in her attempt to become the youngest pilot to fly across America was overweight when it crashed shortly after takeoff, a federal investigator said Friday. DATELINE) NEW YORK, FROM NEWS WIRE SERVICES
Please get some altitude!' In the wake of the crash, an investigation into its cause was conducted by the National Transportation Safety Board. The crash that killed Jessica Dubroff; her father, Lloyd; and Joe Reid happened on the second day of their flight. A 7-year-old California girl on a quest to become the youngest cross-country pilot was killed today when her single-engine plane crashed shortly after take-off in thunder and driving sleet. Even before the crash, the exploits of the spunky, freckle-faced Jessica with her "Women Fly" baseball cap commanded news coverage from coast to coast. Mourners converged on the crash site, where the police had quickly placed a heavy tarpolin over the wreckage, leaving flowers, stuffed animals and written scraps of Bible verse.
He said the probe was still at a very early stage and would take six months to complete.
The 4-foot-2, brown-haired Jessica was so short she needed extenders on the plane's pedals in order to reach them. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. The family used to live in Falmouth. WebThe plane carrying Jessica Dubroff in her attempt to become the youngest pilot to fly across America was overweight when it crashed shortly after takeoff, a federal investigator said Miss
"Clearly I would want all my children to die in a state of joy. Jessica Dubroff, a 7-year-old student pilot from Pescadero, Calif., taking off on the second leg of an audacious quest to become the youngest person ever to complete
All three people aboard were dead at the scene. Her father and a flight instructor were also killed.
Jessica had written to President Clinton to invite him on a 15-minute plane ride, but her father had said they received a letter saying the president and Mrs. Clinton wouldn't be available Saturday. According to the plans, Reid wasn't supposed to touch the controls except in an emergency. The plane crashed into a swamp in the Everglades. Since then, 8-year-old Killian Moss of Phoenix completed a similar journey last year. At the Three-Zero Cafe at Half Moon Bay Airport, where Jessica took her lessons, owner Mark Smith said, "We're all just stunned. Mr. Dubroff had said on Tuesday that he had thought of the idea of the cross-country flight after being inspired by a similar odyssey by a little girl a few years ago. Join us on Twitter for #Avgeek Movie Night every Friday! Correspondent David Lilienthal visited the MCAS Beaufort Airshow last weekend and shares his photos with us. "I beg people to let children fly if they want to fly," a teary-eyed Ms. Hathaway told The Associated Press before flying from Boston to Wyoming to claim her daughter's body. The Cessna 177B Cardinal crashed just after takeoff from Cheyenne Regional Airport in Cheyenne, Wyoming. A similar decision was made by the National Aeronautic Association, which keeps American aviation records.
=ED BRUSSELS, FROM NEWS WIRE SERVICES Jessica Dubroff's plane had crashed less than two blocks away from Jennifer Seaman's school. In the case of someone younger, they are considered to be a passenger in the plane and the flight instructor is legally responsible for flying the aircraft. Accuracy and availability may vary. WebThe plane carrying Jessica Dubroff in her attempt to become the youngest pilot to fly across America was overweight when it crashed shortly after takeoff, a federal investigator said Friday. "The plane was struggling and dipping.".
Thunderstorms have all of Mother Nature's flying troubles in a bundle. The Michigan Air National Guard celebrated the 100th anniversary of Selfridge ANGB with the USAF Thunderbirds highlighting a jam-packed airshow.
. 1955 Air Indias Kashmir Princess, a Lockheed L-749 Constellation, is bombed over the South China Sea while enroute from Hong Kong to Jakarta, Indonesia, killing 16 of the 19 people onboard. The question that was on the minds of many people -- why would Jessica Dubroff's parents not just countenance a 7-year-old's quest for an aviation record but encourage it -- came into somewhat clearer focus Friday during Ms. Hathaway's hourlong encounter with scores of reporters at the crash scene on Kornegay Street in Cheyenne. 2001 The crew of a damaged US Navy EP-3 electronic surveillance aircraft is released from Chinese custody, 10 days after their plane collided in midair with a Chinese Shenyang J-8 fighter jet and was forced to land. But for all of Jessica's moxie and precocious intelligence, many people here and around the country wondered why she had been allowed to pilot a plane at such a young age.
"If she can do this, she can do anything," he said. Anyone can read what you share.
But she went on to say she did not worry about it. CHEYENNE, Wyo. Barely 12 hours later Jessica was dead.
Police Chief John Powell, who was first on the scene, said the bodies were still strapped into the plane when he arrived.
I mean, what more could I ask for? Keep reading with unlimited digital access. However, flights by youngsters have continued. Still, some aviation experts insisted the question was less why she was at the pilot's seat -- after all, she had flown for months before without incident and several other young children have accomplished aviation feats -- than why the plane took off at all, in a thunderstorm and near-freezing conditions.
Jessica had been trying to best a cross-country flight record set by a 9-year-old.
"I do think we should look at it from the view of the judgment made to take off in a small, one-motor private airplane, in light of what I understand was a thunderstorm.
"Do you hear the rain?". 2 biplane in Paris. "I was shocked to see an airplane taking off in these weather conditions -- my wipers on high speed could barely keep up," said Mel Montoya, a clerk at a Sam's Club store who was stopped in his car at an intersection near the airport.
Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. - A 7-year-old girl who was trying to become the youngest person to fly across the continent was killed today when her plane crashed nose-first into a driveway shortly after taking off in a storm.
"To hold anyone back is to miss the message.". "The Guinness Book of Records" had ceased recognizing the "youngest pilot" category for fear of encouraging unsafe flights. "The philosophy they were coming from was learn from experience.
Under Federal Aviation Administration rules the minimum age for holding a pilot's license is 17. Bad weather forced him to make a hard landing that heavily damaged his original
The article said her plea to the President had drawn no response. Jessica's father had said the girl "dragged her mother and me into this" and was not pushed by parental ambition.
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), More from On This Day in Aviation History, Join Us for #Avgeek Movie Night! This Week: Sully, A Flight Through History: Selfridge ANGB Celebrates its First 100 Years, PHOTOS: Checking Out The Performers At The MCAS Beaufort Airshow, Behind the Scenes with the U.S. Navy TACDEMO Team. Deborah (half-sister) (all by Lloyd Dubroff)Jessica Whitney Dubroff(May 5, 1988 April 11, 1996) was a seven-year-old American trainee pilot who died while attempting to become the youngest person to fly a light aircraftacross the United States. Copyright 1996 NPR. Wheelers owners repeatedly harassed Quinn J. Gambino, a transgender male, includi. . Jessica, her father and flight instructor were killed in the Her father, Lloyd, lived with his second wife in San Mateo, also in the Bay Area. "Have you seen a 7-year-old shine like that? Jessica Dubroff: 7: Trainee pilot attempting to cross the United States: Cheyenne, Wyoming: Cessna 177B Cardinal N35207: Stalled after taking off into a thunderstorm and deteriorating weather. "I'm going to fly 'til I die.
I can't wait to sleep. 
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WebDubroff's dream ended Thursday when her Cessna Cardinal 177 crashed shortly after take-off from Cheyenne, Wyoming. Last year, 8-year-old Killian Moss of Phoenix flew from San Diego to Norfolk, Va. Jessica had less than a month to set the unofficial record. The group was aiming to arrive in Falmouth, Mass., Friday after another stop in Fort Wayne, Ind. NYCAviation had the privilege of getting a behind the scenes look at the U.S. Navy Tactical Demonstration Team during the Quonset Point Airshow. "There was a last-minute attempt by the pilot not to hit houses.". "It's been a long day," Jessica said after landing late yesterday.
To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. And any of those things can upset an airplane.". The three had taken off Wednesday morning from Half Moon Bay, Calif. She landed safely in Elko, Nev., Rock Springs, Wyo., and Cheyenne. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). Heather Wessley of Wyoming Public radio reports that Jessica Dubroff was flying a four-seat Cessna with her father and her flight instructor. Within 20 minutes of the crash, a tarp had been placed over the plane. April 13, 1996 Seven-year-old Jessica Dubroff 's single- engine plane was overloaded with luggage and personal items when it crashed in treacherous conditions, When asked to describe her feelings at being where her daughter had perished, she replied: "I don't feel, I am in a state of being.". I would prefer it was not at age 7 but, God, she went with her joy and her passion, and her life was in her hands," Ms. Hathaway said. He said she "dragged her mother and me into this" and was not pushed by parental ambition. Shortly before takeoff this morning, Jessica told a reporter for Cheyenne television station KKTU that she thought about one thing when flying: crashing. Ms. Hathaway said she took great comfort in something the local coroner had told her: that from the positions of the bodies in the plane, it was clear that Lloyd Dubroff, seated in the rear of the Cessna behind his daughter, had been holding her from behind as the plane plunged like an arrow, according to witnesses, into the ground. The brown-haired, 4 feet 2 Jessica Dubroff had flown out of Half Moon Bay, Calif., on Wednesday and executed a flawless landing in high winds that evening here in Cheyenne.
Her father and her flight instructor also died. The April 1996 crash in Wyoming that killed 7-year-old Jessica Dubroff along with her father and CFI Joe Reid generated a firestorm in the mass media that threatened to generate a knee-jerk legislative response from Congress. PESCADERO, Calif., April 14 -- Little Jessica Dubroff, whose dream of becoming the youngest pilot to fly across America ended in a fiery crash in Wyoming, Although Jessica was clearly at the controls as the four-seat, Cessna 177B took off, the authorities could not say this evening whether or not the veteran flight instructor, Joe Reid, 52, had taken command of the craft in the final moments before, eyewitnesses said, it plunged, almost straight down, hit a residential street nose first. He said he had asked Jessica and she loved the idea. ", FBI Buffaloraided a West Side house Tuesday morning to execute a federal search warrant, saidJeannie McBride,the local FBI office's public , Severalmedia organizations reported Wednesday that the FBI and worldwide partners successfully shut down Genesis Market, reportedly a cybercr, In 2005, at the age of 51,Sylvestre Sly Acosta received a45-year prison sentenceunder a since changed federal law that dramatically incre. The plane took off at 8:25 a.m. after spending the night here. He turned 8 the day after he completed the nine-day flight; Jessica would have turned 8 on May 5. Jessica Dubroff's wings may have been frosted with ice, and she had no joy of flight on her last ride. It would have been impossible.".
Jessica's Final Flight By Newsweek Staff On 4/21/96 at 8:00 PM EDT News JESSICA DUBROFF NEEDED A BOOSTER SEAT TO SEE through the windshield to the The crash is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board.
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"And it will expand her horizons. 1996 Jessica Dubroff, a seven-year-old whose parents claimed she was the youngest pilot in history to attempt to fly across the United States, dies in a crash while doing just that, along with her flight instructor and her father. . Jessica Dubroff, a 7-year-old from Pescadero, Calif., taking off on the second leg of an audacious quest to become the youngest person ever to complete a round-trip The crumpled plane had lost its tail and wings. Jessica's mother, Lisa Blair Hathaway, who was in Massachusetts to greet the family, planned to fly to Wyoming this afternoon, said Phil Orlandella, spokesman for the Massachusetts Port Authority.
I was going to be open whenever they showed up.". Showing little of the emotion displayed by many of the strangers who left tokens of their sympathy at the crash site Friday, Ms. Hathaway spoke with great equanimity of her daughter's life and death in terms that appeared to reflect the family's unconventional life in Pescadero, Calif. "I simply am here for my own well-being," said Ms. Hathaway, who has described herself as a "spiritual healer." "What we're talking about is an airplane that has exceeded its maximum gross takeoff weight at an airport that is above sea level," he said, adding that Cheyenne's thin air -- at 6,100 feet -- would make takeoff more difficult.
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After an overnight in Falmouth, they had planned to go to Washington on Saturday and eventually return home Wednesday. Jess did what she enjoyed: She had a full, wonderful, wonderful, exquisite life.". "She had a freedom which you can't get by holding her back," a crying Ms. Hathaway said as she cradled her 3-year-old daughter, Jasmine. Jessica's father had said he was more worried about her horseback riding. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996.
After landing here late Wednesday in a Cessna outfitted with a booster seat so she could see out the window and extensions on the pedals so her legs could reach them, Jessica quickly captivated people in Cheyenne at a news conference at the airport. A solo pilot of a plane must be at least 16 years old.
On the last leg of the flight in Appril of 1996, the plane crashed while being piloted by Reid, killing him, Jessica Dubroff and her father Lloyd. ". . On day two of her quest, the Cessna 177B Cardinal single-engine aircraft, piloted by her flight instructor, crashed during a rainstorm immediately after takeoff from 1943 The P-V Engineering Forum PV-2, flown and designed by Frank Piasecki, becomes the second helicopter to complete a successful flight in the United States. Police Chief John Powell, who was first on the scene, said the bodies were still strapped into the Cessna when he arrived, but he couldn't tell who had been operating the plane.
The plane was leaving Cheyenne in bad weather and crashed in a residential area about a half-mile from the runway.
I was in HS. "Over the Sierra it was just perfect, until we got over to the Rockies and they were bumpy, kind of bumpy," she told radio station KGO in San Francisco on Wednesday. The Mayor of Cheyenne, Leo Pando, broke down at a news conference here this morning, saying that Jessica had reminded him of his own daughter, who died in a flood 11 years ago at the age of 16. They had tools, like hammers and saws," Ms. McKnight said.
But he said there were apparently no regulations that would have kept her on the ground. Amid calls in Washington and across the country for regulatory and legislative restrictions on flights by children, Ms. Hathaway implored the Federal Aviation Administration not to inhibit young people who seek fulfillment and self-expression in the air. But a person of any age may fly next to a licensed pilot, who may let them take control if he or she feels it is safe to do so. Under a cloudless blue sky, Ms. Hathaway, her 9-year-old son, Joshua, and 3-year-old daughter, Jasmine, knelt amid floral displays, teddy bears and poems left near the crash, and sought to explain their family's ability to make peace with Jessica's death. The distance record she was trying to set, from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic and back again, did not hinge in any way on making good time. Kelly McKnight, a friend of the family, said Ms. Hathaway raised her children without the usual assortment of children's playthings and baby books. The family is from Pescadero, a rural community about 40 miles south of San Francisco.
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WASHINGTON The plane crash that killed 7-year-old Jessica Dubroff stemmed from her instructor's poor judgment in letting her take off in a snowstorm, federal "I can't wait until the next day. Her mother, Lisa Blair Hathaway, said she heard no word of problems as the three began to take off. "It was very fortunate it didn't hit any houses in the area," he said. Standard-Times staff photographer Hank Seaman's column, "Snapshots," "You look at Jess and tell me how you can question that," said Ms. Hathaway as she knelt with her two surviving children next to a makeshift shrine bedecked with flowers and stuffed animals 50 yards from the driveway where the Cessna 177 plummeted to the ground. Jessica Dubroff 1988- 1996She died in the damn cessna 177 plane crash on April 11, 1996 Mourners converged on the crash site, where the police had quickly placed a heavy tarpolin over the wreckage, leaving flowers, stuffed animals and written scraps of Bible verse.
She's going to be able to say, `I did that.' Jun 19, 1996: Hellevi Rombin: 62: Beauty queen. "She had a refreshing optimism that is plainly lacking in today's world."
McCreary, of the National Transportation Safety Board's Seattle regional office, said he did not know exactly how much over the 2,500-pound gross takeoff weight limit the plane was.
Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. A 7-year-old California girl on a quest to become the youngest cross-country pilot was killed today when her single-engine plane crashed shortly after take-off in thunder and driving sleet.
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