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'''Victoria Louise Van Meter''' (March 13, 1982 – March 15, 2008) |
'''Victoria Louise "Vicki" Van Meter''' (March 13, 1982 – March 15, 2008) <ref name="Plushnick-Masti"/> was an [[United States|American]] [[aviator]]. She was known for setting several youngest-pilot distance-flying records. At the age of 11, she was the youngest pilot to fly east to west across the [[Contiguous United States|continental United States of America]], and the youngest female pilot to cross in either direction.<ref> |
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Vicki Van Meter | |
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 Vicki Van Meter, 11, leaving on her cross-country flight on September 18, 1993. | |
| Born | Victoria Louise Van Meter March 13, 1982 |
| Died | March 15, 2008 (aged 26) |
| Cause of death | Suicide by gunshot |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Edinboro University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation(s) | Aviator Peace Corps |
| Known for | Long-distance flying as a young pilot |
| Parent(s) | Corinne Van Meter James Van Meter |
| Relatives | Brother: Daniel Van Meter Sister: Elizabeth Van Meter |
Victoria Louise "Vicki" Van Meter (March 13, 1982 – March 15, 2008) [1] was an American aviator. She was known for setting several youngest-pilot distance-flying records. At the age of 11, she was the youngest pilot to fly east to west across the continental United States of America, and the youngest female pilot to cross in either direction.[2][3][4]
Early life
Van Meter first piloted an airplane at the age of 10.[5]
On September 18, 1993, at the age of 11, she made headlines when she flew from Augusta, Maine to San Diego, California in a Cessna 172.[1]
A year later she flew a Cessna 210[6] over the Atlantic Ocean to Scotland.[7]
After her flights, she appeared on television and visited the White House.
In 2003 she was featured with 36 other female pilots in the traveling exhibit Women and Flight — Portrait of Contemporary Women Pilots.,[8][9] based on a book of the same name by Carolyn Russo.[10]
Because of the Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996 legislation known as H.R. 3539 motivated by the United States Congress, passed House on September 11, 1996, passed Senate on September 18, 1996, differences resolved on September 27, 1996 and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on October 9, 1996, after the death of Jessica Dubroff, it is no longer legal in the United States (under 49 USC § 44724) to attempt to set records as a student pilot, which effectively means that some of the records set by Van Meter will never be broken.[11]
Personal life
Van Meter served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Moldova after graduating from Edinboro University with a degree in criminal justice.
She worked as an insurance company investigator and had made plans to pursue graduate studies.[1]
Death
Van Meter died at her home in Meadville, Pennsylvania on March 15, 2008, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, at the age of 26.
Her suicide surprised her family who believed she had been coping with her depression.[1][8][12]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Plushnick-Masti, Ramit (2008-03-18). "Record-setting young pilot dies at 26". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 20, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
- ^ "Against the Wind, Girl Is Trying to Fly From Coast to Coast". The New York Times. 1993-09-21. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
- ^ "Aerial Sports: The year in review". Encyclopædia Britannica. 1993.
- ^ The History and Physics of Flight, Minnesota Department of Transportation Office of Aeronautics p. 7 . Retrieved 2008-03-18.
- ^ Lawson, Carol (April 28, 1994). "At Home With: Vicki Van Meter; Apple Pie And Afterburners". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
- ^ Walsh, Lawrence (1994-07-05). "Pilot, age 12, takes off today to cross the sea". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
- ^ Associated Press (2008-03-18). "Pilot who flew cross-country at age 11 commits suicide". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on March 22, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
- ^ a b "Noted pilot Vicki Van Meter dies". The Meadville Tribune. 2008-03-18. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
- ^ "Woman Aviators Exhibit to Open at Wright Brothers National Memorial". First Flight Centenial. 2003-12-03. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
- ^ *Russo, Carolyn (April 1997). Women and Flight: Portrait of Contemporary Women Pilots. United States of America: Bulfinch Press. p. 192. ISBN 082122168X.
- ^ "H.R. 3539 [104th]: Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996". GovTrack.us. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
- ^ Carroll, Jim (2008-03-18). "Ex-child pilot Van Meter dies at home". Erie Times-News. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
Further reading
- Van Meter, Vicki (1995). Taking Flight: My Story. United States of America: Penguin Group. p. 96. ISBN 0670862606.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - "Young Pilot Passes After Apparent Suicide". Aero News. March 20, 2008.
External links
- Vicki Van Meter at Find a Grave
- Vicki Van Meter at IMDb
- Template:Nndb
- Victoria L. Van Meter, The Meadville Tribune, local newspaper obituary, retrieved 2008-03-19
- Wikipedia articles needing copy edit from December 2010
- 1982 births
- 2008 deaths
- American aviators
- American people of Dutch descent
- Aviators who committed suicide
- Edinboro University of Pennsylvania alumni
- Female aviators
- People from Crawford County, Pennsylvania
- Peace Corps volunteers
- Suicides by firearm in Pennsylvania