Spotlight On New Mexico – TWA Flight 260

On February 19, 1955 at 7:03 am, TWA flight 260 en route from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Santa Fe, New Mexico received an IFR clearance from the Albuquerque tower.

At 7:13 am the flight crashed into the Sandia Mountains killing all 13 passengers and three crew members on board instantly. Due to the complex mountainous terrain, a day after the crash several members of the New Mexico Mountain Club, along with other volunteers assisted the New Mexico State Police in the recovery efforts leading to the formation of the Albuquerque Mountain Rescue Council, a voluntary organization still active today.

On a hike with my Meet-up Group, we tackled the trail. I had attempted this trail several times before but was never able to make it to the actual crash site. Let me tell you it is a very ambitious hike with rough terrain at very high altitudes. On my third attempt I finally made it to the site.

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