place

Jessica Dubroff

1988 births1996 deaths1996 in the United States20th-century American womenAccidental deaths in Wyoming
American childrenAmerican people of Polish descentAmerican people of Ukrainian descentApril 1996 events in the United StatesBurials in CaliforniaChild deathsHistory of Cheyenne, WyomingPeople from Falmouth, MassachusettsPeople from Half Moon Bay, CaliforniaUse mdy dates from April 2011Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1996Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in the United States

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 aircraft across the United States. On day two of her quest, the Cessna 177B Cardinal single-engine aircraft, piloted by her flight instructor, Joe Reid, crashed during a rainstorm immediately after takeoff from Cheyenne Regional Airport in Cheyenne, Wyoming, killing Dubroff, her 57-year-old father Lloyd Dubroff, and Reid.: 6 Although billed by the media as a pilot, Dubroff was not legally able to be a pilot because of her age. She did not possess a medical certificate or a student pilot certificate, since they require a minimum age of 16 or a pilot certificate that requires a minimum age of 17, according to U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations. At the time of her trip, there was no record-keeping body that recognized any feats by underage pilots. Nevertheless, local, national, and international news media picked up and publicized Dubroff's story, and closely followed her attempt until its tragic ending.The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigated the crash and concluded that the fatality was caused by Reid's improper decision to take off in poor weather conditions, his overloading the aircraft, and his failure to maintain airspeed. The three factors resulted in a stall and subsequent fatal crash in a residential neighborhood. The NTSB also determined that "contributing to the [instructor's] decision to take off was a desire to adhere to an overly ambitious itinerary, in part, because of media commitments.": 53 

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Jessica Dubroff (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors).

Jessica Dubroff
Kornegay Court, Cheyenne

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Phone number Website Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: Jessica DubroffContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 41.172597222222 ° E -104.82718333333 °
placeShow on map

Address

Frame Master Frame Shop

Kornegay Court 137
82009 Cheyenne
Wyoming, United States
mapOpen on Google Maps

Phone number

call+13076374121

Website
framemasterofcheyenne.com

linkVisit website

Share experience

Nearby Places

Moore Haven Heights Historic District
Moore Haven Heights Historic District

The Moore Haven Heights Historic District, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, is a 100 acres (40 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. The listing included 445 contributing buildings.The district runs between Bent Ave. on the west, the eastern side of Central Ave. on the east, W. 8th Ave. on the north, and W. Pershing Boulevard on the south.According to the state of Wyoming, the district was determined "eligible as a distinct and cohesive residential area integrally associated with and representative of the significant trends that contributed to the development of the City of Cheyenne from the early twentieth century through the late 1950s. As conceived and carried out, Moore Haven Heights represented an upscale residential district constructed with well-built brick homes of a certain value with similar architectural styles to present a homogeneous appearance. Strict covenants assured that substantial brick homes were built and lots were restricted to single-family dwellings with a garage. As a result, Moore Haven Heights became an established upper-middle class neighborhood. / The district is also nominated due to the remarkable physical integrity of the residences, which reflect the changes in popular architecture in America. From the Tudor brick in the 1920s and 1930s to the one-story Ranch homes built during the 1940s and 1950s. Thus, the predominant Tudor style homes of the 1920s and 1930s gave way to the new architecture, especially after World War II. Today, a drive through the neighborhood from south to north clearly reveals the difference in architecture, lot size, and landscaping."It includes works by architects and builders including Frederick Hutchinson Porter and William H. Dubois.