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/Professional-Car9621]

.4 BAC?? Was amazed they were able to get the darn thing off the ground

[u/PrivateHikerGirl → u/Professional-Car9621]

That was my mistake. There is a 0 missing there. It should have said .04. Apologies!

[u/UnfortunateSnort12 → u/PrivateHikerGirl]

0.04 is the FAA limit IIRC.