Posted on 03/18/2008 1:25:07 PM PDT by FortWorthPatriot
So sad...
It was her record that Jessica Dubroff was trying for when she crsahed and died in 1996.
How sad. Prayers for her family.
Her brother said she battled depression and opposed medication,
While antidepressants do not work for everyone, it's a shame that she ended her life rather than try to help herself with the meds (but I am biased--see my screen name).
It was interesting and valuable, but it was certainly not "full."
She was twenty freaking six.
Interesting, yes.
Full at 26? Hardly.
RIP...I remember the story.
I remember her. She was so young - she was clearly being manipulated by a stage father. Tragic loss of life.
If only she had embraced Scientology, her inner Thetan would have relieved her depression without medication or quack therapy. Oh, and a vegan diet and colon therapy would have worked wonders, too.
Shouldn’t the headline read “Record-setting young pilot kills self at 26”?
Children should not be allowed to grow up too fast.
your a glutton for punishment, aren't ya. :D.....is your real name, John Smith.... (South Park :)
What a shame that life no longer meant anything to her.
“It was her record that Jessica Dubroff was trying for when she crsahed and died in 1996.”
Such a tradgedy for the young woman’s family.
The responsibility for the death of little Jessica, though was placed properly on the shoulders of the flight instructor that decided to takeoff in the face of severe weather, thus cutting short the life of the little girl.
Jessica Dubroff
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Jessica Whitney Dubroff (May 5, 1988 – April 11, 1996) was a 7-year-old pilot trainee who was attempting to become the youngest person to fly an airplane across the United States when, 24 hours into her flight, her general aviation aircraft crashed after takeoff from Cheyenne Regional Airport in Cheyenne, Wyoming.[1]
She was born in Contra Costa, California. During her flight, which included several stopovers, Dubroff became an instant media celebrity. Her flight was vigorously followed by supporters, media outlets, and others who monitored her flight every day for the duration of her trip, reporting each time she landed or took off, until the abrupt ending of her “Sea to Shining Sea Flight.”
Dubroff’s aircraft took off from Cheyenne in heavy rain and a sudden storm. The weather conditions contributed to the accident, which occurred within a few minutes after takeoff. Jessica Dubroff, her father Lloyd Dubroff, and her flight instructor Joe Reid (who was legally the pilot in command for all her flights and was apparently manipulating the controls during this particular flight segment) died in the crash.
The National Transportation Safety Board investigation concluded that pilot Joe Reid had made an “improper decision to take off into deteriorating weather conditions when the airplane was overweight and when the density altitude was higher than he was accustomed to, resulting in a stall caused by failure to maintain airspeed. Contributing to the pilot in command’s decision to take off was a desire to adhere to an overly ambitious itinerary, in part, because of media commitments.”
A book about Dubroff’s life has been published by her mother, Lisa Blair Hathaway.
The accident, and its associated publicity, led to Federal legislation that prohibits anyone who does not hold at least a private pilot certificate and a current medical certificate from being allowed to manipulate the controls of an aircraft during any record attempt, aeronautical competition, or aeronautical feat.[2][3][4]
ping
God be with her family.
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