South Pittsburg, Tennessee: Airplane Crashed in Parking Lot
A small aircraft with one wing missing is embedded, nose first, in the concrete slab of a used car lot turned dog grooming business.
- Address:
- 1475 Old Jasper Rd, South Pittsburg, TN
- Directions:
- I-24 exit 152. Drive south on US Hwy 72/Lee Hwy, cross the river, then immediately make first right and then bear left, paralleling the highway (this is the old road). You'll see the airplane on the right.
- Admission:
- Free
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I researched the plane's history on the FAA website. It had four recorded accidents (not including a crash into a parking lot) so it was turned into a roadside attraction. Its most recently reported crash was in 2005 in Fort Payne, Alabama. No injuries.
[Jill Wickham, 07/09/2017]
The crashed plane is in the parking lot of a dog grooming place.
[Bena, 03/05/2016]
There is a small aircraft -- with one wing missing, standing on its nose, embedded in concrete -- inside the entrance to a used car lot, giving the appearance of having crashed here.
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The airplane appears to have been here before the used car lot, so it may have a connection to a previous business.