Plane crash near the AT again?

[MintakaCat]

Does anyone know just how close to the AT this latest plane crash was this week?

http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/geor...ge_tab_newstab

[dragfree]

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]

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]

Near Tusquitee Bald...mountain by the name of "Shinbone Mountain". This peak is east of the Fires Creek Area.