Plane Crash Rock Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 11/22/2006
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: not chosen (not chosen)

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Geocache Description:

Located on Birch Knob Rd, up on the rock.

On August 25, 1965 a five passenger Piper Comanche single engine plane left Danville, Kentucky en route to Grundy, Virginia. After letting off two other passengers at Lexington, Kentucky the pilot and two passengers remained for the rest of the journey. Pilot Jack Stockdale of Danville, Illinois, Dale Coleman of Perrysville, Indiana, and Paul Bennett, Church of Christ minister also from Danville, IL were left on the plane. The plane was last heard from 30 miles west Whitesburg, Ky.

After the plane had not reached it's destination Civil Air Patrol organized an air and ground search on August 26, 1965. Civil Air Patrol units from Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky where brought in for the search. Army helicopters, State Police Planes, and varied ground equipment were also used.

Flying at tree top level the plane wreckage could not be spotted. On September 3, 1965, eight days after the crash Freel and Jennings Vanover, brothers and young graduates of Clintwood High School were driving the road to see the recently constructed fire tower. They saw a sun ray gleaming off a piece of metal 50 feet below the road. When investigating they found the metal to be that of the plane wreckage that had slid under the foliage near a cave.

A small marker was placed at the top of the hill, and another 200 ft below at the site of the actual plane crash in rememberance of the three men who died that August day.

There is a beautiful view from atop the rock to the right of the upper monument.

Cumberland Mountain Scenic Drive Cache Run

This cache is part of the Cumberland Mountain Scenic Drive Cache Run. The run starts with some caches on the Clintwood side before actually getting on the Cumberland Mountain Scenic Drive. Reverse if coming from the Bartlick/Haysi direction. This is an all day and maybe then some cache adventure so plan ahead and give yourself time if you really want to hit it hard!

Clintwood Side Beginning Spurs: Bear Pen Park,  Horsn' Around, Last Drop Before the River , Mining Camp On the route: Cumberland Mountain View Drive #1, Birch Knob View  Birch Knob Rd. Spur: Plane Crash Rock , Birch Knob Tower, Clan of the Birch Knob On the Route: The Ranger's Cabin. Branham Farm Wildlife Area,  Lower Twin Campground Spur: Trail of Trees, This Little Mine of Mine Old CCC Road Spur Skaggs Hole Flannagan Rd Spur:.   Water Castle, Dead Eye Doug's Dam Overlook Cache, Down by the Dam, Flannagan Floodgates On the Route: Cumberland Mountain View Drive #2

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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