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Aircraft Wrecks in the Mountains and Deserts of the American West Picture Archive 8
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2/25/44. Curtis C-46A #41-12363 of U.S.A.A.F. hit Pallet Mountain during a winter storm, killing all four crewmen. Site is marked and highly visible on the north slope of the mountain above Devil's Punch Bowl County Park. On 10/3/66 a U.S.A.F. C-119 crashed 200 yards above the C-46. |
Thanks to the expert piloting of George Peterson I was able to take two photos of Curtiss C-46A #41-12363 that crashed in a winter storm on 2/25/44 killing the crew of four. After sixty-five years of weathering one side of the tail assembly is now natural aluminum, but the shaded side still retains its olive drab paint applied so long ago.
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The tail assembly of C-46A #41-12363 showing the left horizontal stabilizer. Photo taken 7/22/09 by G. P. Macha.
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.jpg) Cessna 150 on unknown dry lake bed in California or Arizona. Crash date thought to be between 1965-1968. Any help appreciated regarding this accident, most likely a fatal spin loss. |
 Burned wreckage of Cessna 140 N1950N that crashed killing the pilot on May 13, 1969 near Temecula, CA. Special thanks to Mike Pastore CFIA, FAA Safety Team Rep. in Illinois.
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It is very rare to find so many crashed aircraft in one location, but it does occasionally happen as seen here in a remote area of the Santa Ana Mountains (G.P. Macha photo) |
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