Peak near the Maine border

Exploring the wreckage of a 1954 plane crash in the Great North Woods of N.H.

Written: Oct 9, 2025
Date hiked: Jun 25, 2016
Peak: Mt. Success (3,565 feet)
Distance: 6.5 miles
Town: Milan
State: New Hampshire

Hiking photo from 2016-06-25 — Outlook loop on Mount Success

Hiking photo from 2016-06-25

Hiking photo from 2016-06-25

Hiking photo from 2016-06-25 — Sobering scene, the largely intact remaina of a crash from 70 years ago

Hiking photo from 2016-06-25 — Metal has been torn, but holds strong.

The model is a Douglas Dc3 and crashed into Mt. Success in cold, late november when caught in a squall.

Hiking photo from 2016-06-25

Hiking photo from 2016-06-25 — Nature moves on.