Temple Mountain, New Hampshire – October 26, 1973
On October 26, 1973, a 31-year-old pilot from Wilton, New Hampshire, took off alone from Norwood, Massachusetts, in an American Aviation AA-1, (N5700L), bound for Nashua, New Hampshire. The weather over New Hampshire was foggy and rainy. When the aircraft failed to arrive at Nashua a search was instituted. The aircraft and the pilot’s body were found two days later on the slope of 2,044 foot high Temple Mountain, which is located in the towns of Sharon and Temple, New Hampshire.
Sources:
Providence Journal, “Pilot Is killed In N. H. Crash”, October 28, 1973, page C-24
National Transportation Safety Board brief# NYC74AN036
