The mountain's summit is at 1,754 feet (535 m) above sea level.The accident investigation board was split in its decision as to whether the flight crew or Air Traffic Control were During the NTSB investigation, it was discovered that a United Airlines flight had very narrowly escaped the same fate during the same approach and at the same location only six weeks prior. Tragedy struck on December 1, 1974 as TWA Flight 514 from Indianapolis to Columbus crashed into the west slope of Mount Weather, killing all 85 passengers and 7 crew members. Numerous heavy components of the aircraft were thrown forward of the outcropping, and numerous intense post-impact fires broke out which were later extinguished. You may have never heard about the crash of TWA Flight 514 some 40 years ago in Northern Virginia. After reaching 1,800 feet (550 m) there were some 100-to-200-foot (30 to 60 m) altitude deviations which the flight crew discussed as encountering heavy The plane impacted the west slope of Mount Weather at 1,670 feet (510 m) above The wreckage path was oriented along a line 118 degrees magnetic.
TWA Flight 514 is also mentioned in the closing of the second chapter of Mark Oliver Everett's book Things the Grandchildren Should Know and in F. Lee Bailey's book Cleared for Approach: In Defense of Flying.
Visitors have reported weird activity associated with a large limestone rock located at the site, and people have reported been pushed by unseen entities. Since that fateful day there have been reports of strange phenomena in the area of the crash. I also found airplane insulation and a brown sock on a thorn bush about 2 feet high. TWA Flight 514 Crash Site You are here Home > Miscellaneous > TWA Flight 514 Crash Site Paranormal investigators were called to the forested area by passer-by’s who reported hearing screams and seeing glowing apparitions moving around the forest at the crash site. The flight was scheduled for Washington National Airport (now The jetliner began a descent to 1,800 feet (550 m), shown on the first checkpoint for the published approach. After about five hundred feet (150 m) of travel through the trees, it struck a rock outcropping at an elevation of about 1,675 feet (510 m). Calculations indicated that the left wing went down about six degrees as the aircraft passed through the trees and the aircraft was descending at an angle of about one degree. The flight is also of note in that the accident drew undesired attention to the The crash, its aftermath, and its repercussions are the subject of the 1977 book This was one of two Boeing 727s to crash in the U.S. that day; the other was A Trans World Airlines Boeing 727-200, similar to the one involved
I saw the rock. In 6 years I never saw anything like what has been reported here.I have personally been to this crash site a year after the event. The cockpit voice recorder later indicated there was some confusion in the cockpit over whether they were still under a radar-controlled approach segment which would allow them to descend safely. But nothing unusual experienced.Years ago my friends and I were hunting for relics on the site of this crash when we came upon this!I used the coordinates, but ended up at a construction site. If you've had a paranormal experience here, or have any additional information about this location, How or who do i get ahold of to gain permission to e,perince and ghost huntFor over 200 dollars Nick Groff does tours. In 2015, a documentary entitled Diverted: TWA 514 was released. Paranormal investigators were called to the forested area by passer-by’s who reported hearing screams and seeing glowing apparitions moving around the forest at the crash site. But other than that, I don’t know.I lived on 601 for 6 years, the crash site was literally my front yard (the crash area was 900ft wide). I guess they are building new homes there now.