Not much of a chance at all for a person to survive an extremely violent crash/impact, as in the type that Steve Fossett was involved in... hungry animals likely ate his remains.
The Mineret Mountains, where a hiker found the plane wreckage of adventurer Steve Fossett, is seen near Mammoth Lakes, Calif., Friday, Oct. 3, 2008. The National Transportation Safety Board recovered the wreckage of Fossett's plane, which was discovered by a hiker, Monday, and will assemble it later to try to find the cause of the crash. (AP Photo/Spencer Weiner, Pool)
This Friday, Oct. 3, 2008 picture provided by the Madera County Sheriff's Department shows wreckage from the fuselage from Steve Fossett's plane near Mammoth Lakes, Calif. Searchers have found what appear to be two large human bones near the crash site of Fossett's plane in California's Sierra Nevada, along with the adventurer's tennis shoes and driver's license, authorities said Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Madera County Sheriff's Department)
This Friday, Oct. 3, 2008 picture provided by the Madera County Sheriff's Department shows wreckage of the motor from Steve Fossett's plane near Mammoth Lakes, Calif. Searchers have found what appear to be two large human bones near the crash site of Fossett's plane in California's Sierra Nevada, along with the adventurer's tennis shoes and driver's license, authorities said Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Madera County Sheriff's Department)
Yep, thats what happens when you buzz a mountain top.
Looks like he was going pretty fast.
Wing.
If you look closely you can see the aluminum spars passing through the perforations in the aluminum ribs. The fuselage on this aircraft is welded steel tubing.