Another view of the same piece.

The window emergency exit.

Fiberglass wing tip.

Looking up, I was starting to see a lot wreckage. Looks like I'm nearing the impact area.

The tip from one of the propeller blades.

A lot of wreckage scattered upslope from here.

This large piece is the top section of the cockpit.

Overhead switches and trim wheels.

Looking back at the fuselage section.

The second engine.

Damage on the remaining propeller blade.

View from the rear.

All the heads, cylinders and pistons have been removed from this engine.

Oil dipstick.

Looking back at the engine and some of the other wreckage in the area.

One of the control columns.

A part from an attitude indicator.

Face from a voltage gauge.

Couple of air vents.

I think this is part of the navigation system.

Wire harness.

The throttle, propeller and mixture controls, also the other control column.

Closer view of the engine/propeller control levers.

Another view showing the cables and pulleys for the levers.

Most of the wreckage here looks like it's from the cockpit area.

Part of an exhaust manifold.

Looking up at more of the wreckage in the impact area.

Signs of fire in this area.

More burned wreckage.

Looks like the remains of a belt driven alternator.

No idea why this sprayer would be onboard the plane.

Circuit board.

Seatbelt buckle, reminder of the two men who lost their lives in the accident.

Circuit breaker panel.

This piece is from the front of an engine nacelle. The opening in the center is for the propeller spinner. Forgot to get a photo of the other side with the painted surface.

Remains of binoculars.

Piece from the instrument panel.

An attitude indicator. It's jammed in about a 45 degree right bank. Wonder if the plane was turning at impact trying to avoid to slope?

An overall view of most of the wreckage in the impact area. The wings can be seen about a hundred yards below in the upper left of the photo.

Taking a high route out gave me an overall view of the crash site. The circle marks the location the impact area.

On the hike back to the truck.

Back at camp as the sun sets. We were doing the annual Thanksgiving camping trip with my hiking friends. We had a great pot luck dinner.

The Aero Commander 500S site turned out to be a very interesting site, glad that I got the chance to visit it. Plan to do more desert sites now that the weather has cooled down.

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