When did amelia earhart crash?

This is the most likely theory, with evidence emerging that she was making contact for days after her plane disappeared. The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) believes Earhart safely landed her plane when it disappeared in 1937 and died as a castaway. read more

On May 20, 1937, Amelia Earhart took off in her airplane from Oakland, California. The famed female pilot was hoping to become the first person to fly around the world along the equator. But somewhere over the Pacific Ocean, her plane disappeared. read more

TIGHAR believes Earhart was stranded after crash-landing on Gardner Island and used the radio from her damaged plane to call for help for nearly a week before the tide pulled the craft into the sea. Gillespie, a pilot and accident investigator, has made 11 expeditions to Gardner Island in the Western Pacific. read more