Hart Mine Airport Piper Navajo 10/18/08
Read MoreOn 1/14/79, the pilot of the Piper PA-31 Navajo, N6567L attempted a nonstop flight from Kennewick, Washington to San Diego, California. The aircraft had insufficient fuel on board to complete the flight and crashed while attempting an emergency landing at sundown on the unlit dirt runway at the Hart Mine Airport near the California/Nevada border. The pilot and his two passengers survived the accident.