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.

[edit] The plane

Name: Buckeye Pacemaker
Registration number: N55V
Serial number: 20447
History: Ex Meteor Air Transport N53593. Sold to Piedmont Airlines 12-1956.

[edit] References

• http://www.planecrashinfo.com/1959/1959-47.htm
• http://www.jetpiedmont.com/aircraft/?DO=FLG&WK=DC-3

[edit] External links

• Podcast by the first person to reach the scene
• Page about Phil Bradley, the sole survivor of the crash.
• TIME Magazine article about the pilot.
• The NEW Piedmont Airlines web site. This is NOT the airline associated with the crash of Flight 349

Coordinates: 38°06′15″N, 78°43′53″W