Why did I do this? I had been riding my mountain bike and hiking in the area for many years, and had seen parts of the wreckage. Then the land owner (MROSD) announced that they were going to implement a policy of not allowing anyone to venture off the trails, limiting access to much of the wreckage. I thought I would try to find and photograph as much of the wreckage as I could before it became illegal. This is what I came up with. Most are unrecognizable pieces of metal. The only large piece I know of is the wing.
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/P5132630.JPG - sign at gate with info on Resolution
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/P5132631.JPG - scenery shot, sun through trees
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/P5132632.JPG - misc wreckage
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/P5132633.JPG - misc wreckage
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/P5132634.JPG - view from trail towards where the plane first hit the trees. I think it clipped the two trees near the center of the photo which are the same height. It was headed straight towards where I was standing.
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/P5132634a.JPG - same picture as above, but with the trees I think the plane hit marked with a yellow arrow.
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/P5132635.JPG - misc wreckage
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/P5132636.JPG - misc wreckage
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/P5132637.JPG - scenery shot
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/P5132638.JPG - misc wreckage
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/P5132639.JPG - misc wreckage
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/P5132640.JPG - misc wreckage
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/P5132641.JPG - misc wreckage
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/P5132642.JPG - misc wreckage
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/P5132643.JPG - misc wreckage - engine cowling?
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/P5132644.JPG - misc wreckage - engine cowling?
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/P5132645.JPG - misc wreckage
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/P5132646.JPG - misc wreckage
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/P5132647.JPG - misc wreckage
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/P5132648.JPG - misc wreckage
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/P5132649.JPG - misc wreckage
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/P5132650.JPG - scenery shot - fern on rock
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/P5132651.JPG - misc wreckage
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/P5132652.JPG - misc wreckage
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/P5132653.JPG - misc wreckage
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/P5132654.JPG - misc wreckage
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/P5172655.JPG - scenery shot
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/P5172656.JPG - misc wreckage
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/P5172657.JPG - misc wreckage
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/P5172659.JPG - misc wreckage
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/P5172660.JPG - sign stating that no one is allowed to venture off the trails
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/PA210002.JPG - the wing piece. This is very near (perhaps right below) where the plane first struck the tree. Picture was taken from on the hill above where the wing piece sits
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/PA210003.JPG - another of the wing, from below
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/PA210004.JPG - closeup of the wing from below, showing some of the plane's numbers
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/PA210005.JPG - another of the wing from above
http://www.singlespeed.org/Resolution/PA210006.JPG - end view (cross section) - interesting how squirrels are using the wing to store nuts
Ok, it is not a photo, but here is a copy of the Civil Aeronautics Board's Accident Invesitgaction report of the accident from 1954. It is PDF format and about 500k in size.
