http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/10/google-earth.html

Moments after authorities discovered the plane wreckage of Steve Fossett, a millionaire pilot missing since last year, a blogger managed to zoom in on a virtual view of the crash site using Google Earth.

http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2008/10/location_of_plane_wreck_of_steve_fo.html