MOUNTAIN HOME, Duchesne County — A small plane carrying six people crashed near Moon Lake in Duchesne County last week, and miraculously, everyone survived. Love Utah? Anonymous September 13, 2016 at 2:49 PM. “It makes it come alive and it makes those men come back visible that were otherwise just obscured and have disappeared in history.”.

I’ve gone ahead and found their grave markers.

He has also researched the pilots, Charles Ives and Charles Butterwick, and the airplane they were in.

Gentry Mikesell also has a broken femur, tibia and shattered ankle. He says the wreckage is from an airplane that crashed during a storm in 1943. The first, he said, was a beach, but there were people on it and he feared his tires wouldn’t handle the sand well.

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It has just become, not an obsession, but a passion would be more the right word.”.

Writer, editor and researcher with a passion for exploring new places. “I appreciate what he’s doing,” said former Enterprise mayor and lifelong resident Lee Bracken. While people under 24 make up about one-third of COVID-19 cases, they account for less than 2 percent of hospitalizations, leading some to mistakenly say they shouldn’t have to worry about the virus. Another site, just east of Gum Hill, is more difficult to access, but has a lot more wreckage. News / Utah / Sub-sections: ... ANTELOPE ISLAND STATE PARK -- High winds on Tuesday may have been a factor in a deadly plane crash on Antelope Island, in the Great Salt Lake. Take a look: Have you ever seen this wreckage while hiking the up Mount Timpanogos?

All the pilots died. “These guys didn’t fight in the war, but they delivered the equipment so the other men could fight in it.”. What Steve Hunt found while exploring the mountains near Enterprise in Washington County is an ending that could have easily been forgotten. He never said, ‘We’re going to crash,’” Mikesell said.

“We made it across the lake.”.

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Additionally, he suffered a broken nose and three fractures on his face.

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Here are 5 options. Though most of the plane wreckage was also removed, the engine of the B-25 still sits on the mountainside. “I pushed the throttle in and there was no power,” he said. Researching WWII airplane crash sites in southern Utah has become one man’s passion Three airplanes ferrying equipment for America’s war efforts crashed in three different accidents near Enterprise in the early 1940s. Six people were on board the plane including Feild, his wife, Jazyln, their family friends Betsy and Gentry Mikesell, and their 16-year-old teenage twin sons, Brock and Boston Mikesell. Because the Cougars already take Sundays off for religious reasons, not being able to practice on Tuesday presents a challenge with Friday’s showdown with also-unbeaten Boise State Broncos looming.

“I could cry really easy just because it feels good to let these guys know that somebody knows who, where, and what they were doing. Home; Map of crashes; List by state; About; Utah fatal crashes (764) View all crashes on a map. “Someone else said that it looked like we were just being carried down to the ground, and I swear that is literally what happened.”, “I lost my dad about four years ago, and I know that he helped,” Feild said. Hunt picked up pieces of metal, turning them in his hand to figure out what they were. “I didn’t want to flip over and hurt the people in the back.”, “For some reason in my mind, I was just so calm,” Mikesell said. Thank you for posting. Sign up for the Interactive maps can help you see how the election could break for President Donald Trump or Joe Biden.

‘We will just have to deal with it’: Election day means BYU has very little prep time for No. Here’s a popular trail that will lead you to plane wreckage – if you know where to find it. An American flag marks the location of one of three plane crashes in the early 1940s near Enterprise, Washington County, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2019.

Reply. COVID-19 story in young people is more complicated than statistics show. Enter your e-mail address for things to do, restaurants to try and much more! We believe that supporting local attractions is important now more than ever and we hope our articles inspire your future adventures! Both pilots died, and Hunt has now made it his mission to mark the crash site with an American flag.

“There was nowhere to land 45 seconds earlier.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the crash.

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He was just pushing 28 years old,” said Hunt.

“This is a death certificate. “Part of that is, I just, I honor these guys. It was back then, during World War II, when an American effort crashed in these mountains near an area known as Flat Top. At some point, Hunt would also like to be involved in getting a more permanent history marker at each of the sites, instead of just plastic pipes to keep laminated pieces of paper in.

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Copyright © 2020 Deseret News Publishing Company. Shadrach Feild, the plane’s pilot, said he trained for a lot for a worst-case scenario, and while that training kicked in, he felt divine intervention’s hand. Despite their injuries, they said they’re grateful to be alive and for the help of first responders and the campers who ran to their aid. The latest involves projections in some key battleground states.

In all, there were three airplane crashes within a year and 30 miles of each other. “When I came over the corner over the lake, there was a lot of wind coming at me, which isn’t normally a big deal,” Feild said.

At the site, you can clearly make out landing gear, a gun turret and hydraulics.

Shadrach Feild, the plane’s pilot, said he trained for a lot for a worst-case scenario, and while that training kicked in, he felt divine intervention’s hand.

Copyright © 2020 Deseret News Publishing Company. “Someone said that you could feel angels everywhere, and I feel like that is what we experienced,” Mikesell said.

Some feature waterfalls; others city views. A Utah man has made it his mission to place American flags at each site and research information on the pilots for makeshift memorials.

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Get more stories delivered right to your email. “I remember telling them I would take care of them,” Feild said, holding back emotions. AIR CRASH KILLS 10 IN UTAH MOUNTAINS.

“I’m an easy crier,” said Hunt. Steve Hunt stands next to an American flag he placed at the site of one of three plane crashes from the early 1940s during a hike to the site on Monday, Sept. 9, 2019.

The planes were ferrying equipment for the war effort when they crashed. That they’re not forgotten. Old-timers in the area have passed the story of the plane crash down through generations. “It’s a miracle.”. He believes people should know about these pilots who died far from home.

MOUNTAIN HOME, Duchesne County — A small plane carrying six people crashed near Moon Lake in Duchesne County last week, and miraculously, everyone survived. Betsy Mikesell said Feild and her husband both suffered back injuries and remain hospitalized.

“I spent three days finding it in these cedar trees,” said Hunt. “I thought it would be better to try and land in the sagebrush flat,” Feild said.

Because the Cougars already take Sundays off for religious reasons, not being able to practice on Tuesday presents a challenge with Friday’s showdown with also-unbeaten Boise State Broncos looming. Meanwhile, Shadrach Feild prepared the plane and passengers for an emergency landing. 24 Sep 2018: Vans RV-14: Heber City, UT. All the pilots died.

After printing that information on a piece of paper, he laminated it and stuck it inside a small plastic pipe attached to the American flag. Hunt has made it his mission to place American flags at each site and research information on the pilots for makeshift memorials. Wreckage from a plane that crashed near Enterprise, Washington County, in the early 1940s is pictured on Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. Catherine loves local bookstores, independent films, and spending time with her family, including Gus the golden retriever, who is a very good boy. “Nolan Pringle. But that’s when Feild said the engine gave out. “There’s metal everywhere. You'll receive your first newsletter soon! We’re aware that these uncertain times are limiting many aspects of life as we all practice social and physical distancing.

Three airplanes ferrying equipment for America’s war efforts crashed in three different accidents near Enterprise in the early 1940s. 21 Boise State.

“It took about 12 seconds from that point to the time we touched down,” said Betsy Mikesell, explaining that they only had moments to brace for impact.

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However, as time moved on, those stories started to fade. The group said they were out flying near the lake Friday morning.

It was God’s hand.”. Hunt has made it his mission to place American flags at each site and research information on the pilots for makeshift memorials.

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The plane was ferrying equipment for the war effort.

To reach the sites, it requires some knowledge of where they are located. An American flag flies the site of one of three plane crashes from the early 1940s on Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. Steve Hunt has made it his mission to place American flags at each site and research information on the pilots for makeshift memorials.

Brock managed to walk away from the crash. “My plane — a turbocharged 210 — has plenty of horsepower.”.

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Hunt hopes people will take the time to visit these sites to see and feel history. “This was 76 years ago, so you’ve got to be old enough to even remember,” he said. Eureka, UT Private Plane Crash, Oct 1960. “Not only where we landed but that the plane died where it did — had it have been 45 seconds earlier, we all would’ve died,” Feild said. “I want them to know these men gave their lives for this country,” he said. Steve Hunt has made it his mission to place American flags at each site and research information on the pilots for makeshift memorials.