--- title: Mythbusters Host Jessi Combs Dies in Jet Car Crash description: Jessi Combs was killed when her jet car crashed as she attempted to break a land speed record in the Oregon desert Tuesday. canonical: https://time.com/5663748/jessi-combs-dies-jet-car-crash/ author: Josiah Bates article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-08-28T21:54:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-24T07:16:01.179Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Mythbusters Host Jessi Combs Dies in Jet Car Crash og:description: She was trying to break a land-speed record in a Oregon desert og:url: https://time.com/5663748/jessi-combs-dies-jet-car-crash/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltee24a813434e56a9/698a0211457a52e0c3d62b2f/gettyimages-149717890.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 2012 Summer TCA Tour - Day 13 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Mythbusters Host Jessi Combs Dies in Jet Car Crash twitter:description: She was trying to break a land-speed record in a Oregon desert twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltee24a813434e56a9/698a0211457a52e0c3d62b2f/gettyimages-149717890.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # _Mythbusters_ Host Jessi Combs Dies in Jet Car Crash After Attempting to Break Speed Record > Sponsored content. 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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - AUGUST 02: Co-host Jessi Combs speaks at the 'Overhaulin' discussion panel during the Discovery Networks/Velocity portion of the 2012 Summer Television Critics Association tour at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on August 2, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.Frederick M. Brown—Getty Images by [Josiah Bates](https://time.com/author/josiah-bates/) ## Josiah Bates Josiah Bates is a criminal justice reporter and a former TIME staff writer. He currently works for The Trace. Aug 28, 2019 9:54 PM UTC Jessi Combs, a professional driver and TV host known for her roles on [_Mythbusters_](https://time.com/4082028/mythbusters-final-season/)_,_ _Break Room_ and _Overhaulin’,_ was killed when her [jet car crashed](https://time.com/4049585/bloodhound-rocket-powered-record-andy-green/) as she attempted to break a land speed record in the Oregon desert Tuesday. Combs, 39, was called “the fastest woman on four wheels.” She had been trying to break the women’s land speed record of 512 mph that was set in 1976 by Kitty O’Neal, who drove a three-wheel vehicle, according to the Associated Press. Combs holds the record for fastest woman driving a four-wheel vehicle––398 mph, set in 2013\. She said she has gone even faster in drives after that, but those numbers didn’t make it into the record books, the AP said. > [](https://twitter.com/HeyTammyBruce/status/1166803695398510592) According to the Harney County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened about 4 p.m. on Tuesday in the Alvord Desert in southeastern Oregon––about 90 miles south of Burns. Combs was the only fatality reported in the crash. The crash also sparked a jet fuel fire. The scene where the crash happened is very isolated, the sheriff’s office said. The cause of the [crash](https://time.com/3222512/tony-stewart-death-race/) is still being investigated. In a statement, the Discovery Channel said Combs was “undeniable force of nature who left an indelible mark on the car world.” _Mythbusters’_ Adam Savage took to Twitter to mourn Combs, saying she was a top-notch “builder, engineer, driver, fabricator, and science communicator.” > [](https://twitter.com/donttrythis/status/1166732664931356672) > [](https://twitter.com/RikkiRockett/status/1166719526295093254) Terry Madden, who is a teammate of Combs on the North American Eagle racing team, posted a tribute on Instagram, calling her an “amazing spirit.” “I have never loved or been loved by anyone as much as this amazing woman she was truly my unicorn and I enjoyed every single minute that I had with her,” the Instagram [post](https://www.instagram.com/p/B1tUB2lHGKX/) said. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5663748/jessi-combs-dies-jet-car-crash/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5663748/jessi-combs-dies-jet-car-crash/"},"headline":"Mythbusters Host Jessi Combs Dies in Jet Car Crash After Attempting to Break Speed Record","datePublished":"2019-08-28T21:54:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-24T07:16:01.179Z","description":"The cause of the crash is still being investigated, according to the Sheriff’s office.","url":"https://time.com/5663748/jessi-combs-dies-jet-car-crash/","keywords":["celebrities","oregon","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltee24a813434e56a9/698a0211457a52e0c3d62b2f/gettyimages-149717890.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Josiah Bates","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/josiah-bates/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltee24a813434e56a9/698a0211457a52e0c3d62b2f/gettyimages-149717890.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2012 Summer TCA Tour - Day 13","caption":"2012 Summer TCA Tour - Day 13","creditText":"Frederick M. 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