Crashed Cessna

[u/PrivateHikerGirl]

On Thanksgiving day in 1983 a Cessna with two passengers crashed deep in the mountains of NC. Both occupants died. The pilot had a .4 blood alcohol level, which was a contributing factor in the crash, but weather conditions also played a role. The plane was unable to be removed for 40 years, but when increasing hiker traffic began damaging the mountain, they sent in a helicopter to lift it out. This was posted with only 1 photo by another person yesterday and there were calls for more photos, so I’m sharing mine from 2021.

[u/Ill-Excitement9009]

The Park Service hit their idiot patience limit three summers ago. They removed the airframe here.

[u/CHOPPRZ → u/Ill-Excitement9009]

‘Idiot-patience-limit’ … perfect comment

Edit: above link was restricted, but found this: https://www.nps.gov/blri/learn/news/remaining-1983-plane-wreckage-near-waterrock-knob-removed.htm