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(CNN) -- Searchers were combing rugged terrain in western Nevada on Tuesday for billionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, missing since he left a private airstrip Monday morning, a Civil Air Patrol spokeswoman said. A Bellanca Super Decathlon, an aircraft like the one Steve Fossett took off in around 9 a.m. Monday. 2 of 2 Fossett, 63, who has broken numerous flying records, was in a single-engine plane when he took off Monday in good flying conditions, said Civil Air Patrol Maj. Cynthia S. Ryan.He had planned to return to the Flying M Ranch at noon. The search began about six hours later, Ryan said.Fossett did not file a flight plan, which is not required on flights using visual navigation. When he left, he had four to five hours of fuel for flight, said Ryan. Fossett is the first person to solo around the world in a balloon, and has broken numerous other flight records. Ryan said authorities are analyzing information from radar intelligence to try to track Fossett. Six search aircraft with three-man crews, coping with gusty winds, are taking part in the Nevada search. Helicopters and planes from Naval Air Station Fallon, in Fallon, Nevada, the Nevada Air National Guard and the California Highway Patrol are helping. http://beta.cnn.com/2007/US/09/04/fossett.missing/index.html#cnnSTCVideo
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