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Aircraft Wrecks in the
Mountains and Deserts of the American West
Cessna 170A
March 2, 1957
Cessna 170A
N1391D vanished on March 2, 1957 en route from LAX with four persons on board
bound for Thermal, CA via Palm Springs, CA.
No trace of N1391D was
found until October 17, 1973. Full story available in
Historic Aircraft Wrecks of
San Bernardino County.
The Project
Remembrance Team visited the crash site on August 14, 2013.
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Destroyed
remains of the 145 h.p. Continental C145-2 six cylinder engine. |
Wing tip of
the white and yellow Cessna 170A (Photo courtesy Pat J. Macha) |
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Landing gear
leg from C-170A. (Photo courtesy Pat J. Macha) |
Rudder
pedals in smashed cockpit interior. (Photo courtesy Pat J. Macha) |
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Horizontal
stabilizer with elevators attached. (Photo courtesy Pat J. Macha)
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Interior of
cockpit cabin door. (Photo courtesy Pat J. Macha) |
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Continental
engine cylinder head cover. (Photo courtesy Pat J. Macha) |
Exterior
cabin entrance foot step attached to smashed fuselage of Cessna 170A. (Photo
courtesy Pat J. Macha) |
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