caption website death_date death_place birth_place nationality ethnicity relatives name parents birth_date alma_mater residence image article_title birth_name occupation death_cause
vicki cross-country flight on september 20 , 1993 . van meter , 11 , leaving on her -lsb- http://vickivanmeter.com/ official website -rsb- 15 march 2008 meadville , pennsylvania , u.s. meadville , pennsylvania , u.s. american white american brother meter : daniel van meter sister : elizabeth van vicki van meter corinne van meter james van meter 13 march 1982 edinboro university of pennsylvania meadville -rrb- , pennsylvania , u.s. -lrb- 1982 -- 2008 vicki van meter.jpg vicki van meter
 victoria louise van meter aviator peace corps suicide by gunshot
vicki van meter

victoria louise `` vicki '' van meter -lrb- march 13 , 1982 -- march 15 , 2008 -rrb- 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 .
