Crash Site Of Piedmont Airlines Flight 349
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On October 30, 1959, Piedmont Airlines Flight 349, a DC-3, crashed on Bucks Elbow Mountain near Crozet, Virginia, killing the crew of three and 23 of 24 passengers. The sole survivor was seriously injured. The cause was a navigational error during an Instrument Landing System approach.
Name: Buckeye Pacemaker
Registration number: N55V
Serial number: 20447
History: Ex Meteor Air Transport N53593. Sold to Piedmont Airlines 12-1956.
Name: Buckeye Pacemaker
Registration number: N55V
Serial number: 20447
History: Ex Meteor Air Transport N53593. Sold to Piedmont Airlines 12-1956.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piedmont_Airlines_Flight_349
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Coordinates: 38°6'13"N 78°43'44"W
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