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MintakaCat
07-20-2009, 08:54
Does anyone know just how close to the AT this latest plane crash was this week?

http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/georgia-95392.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab

dragfree
07-21-2009, 05:47
I couldn't find the name of the mountain that he crashed on, but several articles mention a "5000 foot peak in Clay County". I would suspect, and this is a guess, that would be Tusquitee Bald or one of the nearby peaks on that ridgeline. They are close to the Andrews-Murphy airport.

dragfree
07-21-2009, 05:49
I guess I didn't answer your question - if that is the right mountain, it's less than 10 miles from the AT in the Wayah Bald area, probably more like 5.

daddytwosticks
07-23-2009, 16:36
Near Tusquitee Bald...mountain by the name of "Shinbone Mountain". This peak is east of the Fires Creek Area. :)