Piedmont Airlines DC-3 Crash Memorial, Crozet, Virginia
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N 38° 05.080 W 078° 43.675
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A memorial to those who lost their lives in the tragic crash of Piedmont Airlines Flight #349. It is located in Mint Springs Valley Park, Crozet, Virginia.
Waymark Code: WM40ZY
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 06/21/2008
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This is a memorial to the men and women who lost their lives when their Piedmont Airlines DC-3 slammed into the side of Bucks Elbow Mountain on October 30, 1959. Killed were a crew of three and 23 passengers. One passenger survived but was seriously injured. Phil Bradley spent two days strapped in his seat before the local rescue teams were able to locate and reach the crash site. The cause was a navigational error during an Instrument Landing System approach. The crash site is approximately 1.5 miles North West from the Memorial Site and 500 ft. from summit of the mountain. Crash photo by Dsewill: Wreckage of Piedmont Airlines Flight 349 as seen in February 2002.Instructions for logging waymark: A photograph is required of you (or your GPS receiver, if you are waymarking solo) and the memorial site.