After taking a break, figure the best thing to do was hike along the ridge and see if I could spot something from above. After a few minutes, I spotted the wing about a hundred yards below next to a group of trees.
While hiking around a big plie of rocks to get to the wing, I noticed something in the trees.
Zooming in with the camera, I could see a stab and part of the fuselage through the trees.
Heading down to the tail section. I'm feeling a lot better now. Trying to be careful hiking down. The rocks are loose and I'm worried about hurting myself being in hurry to get down to it.
Me with the JRB-4's tail section.
Shot of the tail with Owens Peak in the background. What little I've read about the accident stated that the JRB-4 crashed on Owens Peak.
Another view looking out towards Mojave Desert.
Found an old photo taken the day after the crash site was found. Looks like just the left wing and tail section remain after the impact and fire.
This shot shows how steep the slope is. When I hiked up the slope, I was on the other side of that pile of rocks. Must have past the tail by less than fifty feet without seeing it.
This looks like the impact area just above the tail section. There was a lot of melted aluminum and rusted steel.
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