19-Year-Old Pilot Zara Rutherford Touches Down In New York City During Attempt To Break World Record

CBS New York

August 27, 2021

This Women’s Equality Day, we’re introducing you to a young woman who’s trying to level the airfield, flying high to break a world record.

It’s often said the sky’s the limit, but for 19-year-old Zara Rutherford, it’s just the beginning.

“I’m trying to become the youngest woman to fly solo around the world,” she told CBS2’s Jenna DeAngelis.

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