Johnson said the Dubroff plane, which never rose above 400 feet, appeared to be trying to turn for a return to the airport, rather than attempt a crash landing at a golf course just west of the field. Jessica Whitney Dubroff (May 5, 1988 – April 11, 1996) was a seven-year-old pilot trainee who died attempting to become the youngest person to fly a light utility aircraft across the United States. 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 safety investigators concluded Tuesday.

airport in a single-engine plane. Jessica Dubroff. Accompanied by her father Lloyd, and Joe Reid, her flight instructor, she was just beginning the fourth leg in her quest to become the youngest person to fly across the continent. Jessica Dubroff on day of flight -- 2 MB QuickTime movie The FAA was criticized for allowing anyone to fly, as long as a licensed pilot was on board. Jessica Dubroff was a 7-year-old media sensation who gained attention when she began taking flying lessons at the age of six. Jessica Dubroff crash blamed on pilot March 4, 1997 Web posted at: 9:45 p.m. EST. After receiving in excess of 66 hours of flight training, her father Lloyd and flight instructor Joe Reid decided to make an attempt to have Jessica Dubroff become the youngest pilot to ever complete a flight from coast to coast. A few … Just before 8:30 am Thursday April 11, 7-year-old aviator Jessica Dubroff took off from the Cheyenne, Wyo. NTSB news release on Dubroff accident report NTSB news release on Dubroff accident report Poor aeronautical decision-making, stormy weather led to plane crash that killed 7-year-old Jessica Dubroff FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 4, 1997 SB 97- 05 Jessica Whitney Dubroff (May 5, 1988 – April 11, 1996) was a seven-year-old pilot trainee who died attempting to become the youngest person to fly an airplane across the United States.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The National Transportation Safety Board found Tuesday that the April 1996 fatal crash …