Ill-fated son of Daedalus in Greek myth (6)
I believe the answer is:
icarus
(Other definitions for icarus that I've seen before include "involved in air crash" , "Ill-fated flier of myth" , "Mythological figure who died when the sun melted the wax on his wings" , "In Greek legend, he flew too high and died" , "Excessively high flier" .)