Fossett, who risked his life seeking to set records in high-tech balloons, gliders and jets, was declared dead Friday, Feb. 15, 2008, five months after he vanished while flying in an ordinary small plane.
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Adventurer Steve Fossett declared dead
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Plane 'wasn't going to make it'
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Assistance suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian died at 83.
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Fighter pilot dies in crash
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Man killed in jet ski accident
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Man died of natural causes, police say
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Crash claims life
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Co-pilot dies mid-flight
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Man dies after swallowing dentures during sex
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Man dies from hypothermia
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Man may have been dead for days
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Ariz. man dies of exposure
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Heath Ledger found dead
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Jobs, who built most valuable technology company, died
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Man found dead on landing
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San Diego skydiver who died was expert, instructor
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Nation lost one of its tallest leaders: