found by a marsh

[loser1]

I thought it was an airplane wing, but no one else seems to agree. Probably 12' by 2.5'.
Mostly aluminium with some wood and painted cloth.

 

[savant365]

Looks like the skeleton of wing to me, Welcome to the forum.

HH Charlie

 

[savant365]

Crashed UFO ...

Look for alien remains ...

Welcome to the Forum ...

~ Nick ~

Maybe they lost one of these Nick...

 

[Drache]

that is 100% a wing

 

[retiree]

I agree with the wing theory. Nice find. Too bad you can't take it home. And welcome from me too.

 

[Old River]

I believe it's an airplane wing. Is there anything else around the site that could go with it.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Old wings were wood and cloth.

 

[Drache]

Old wings were wood and cloth.

Ultralight or a single seat aircraft such as a Piper Cub, maybe even a repro of an old aircraft.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Here is a 1922 pic in a patternmakers shop. http://www.nasaimages.org/luna/servlet/detail/nasaNAS~5~5~22627~127103:Patternmakers-Shop

 

[Drache]

my guess will be a kit plane that might have crashed there sometime. Im going to guess maybe 50's or 60's....

 

[Montana Jim]

I assume you didn't look for markings?

I agree it's a wing.

 

[rjw4law]

Its a Right wing.

 

[garbageman]

I agree, part of da plane, da plane!

 

[CRUSADER]

Was the cast of Lost any where to be seen. Watch out for the others.....

 

[loser1]

I didn't find any markings or other parts in the area but it is right next to a very soft swamp. I am in contact with a flight instructor who is going to help me decide what to do about it. Thanks for all of the replies, if it gets figured out, I'll post it.

 

[Mackaydon]

I'd invite the NASB and FAA to come take a look and, in return, request they keep you 'in the loop' on any further information.
Don.....

 

[Giant056]

Looks like an plane wing to me!

 

[digginhistory09]

That is a wing for sure. And I am guessing the people who were riding in the airplane that this wing was attached to had a few choice words right before this wing ended up next to the marsh. Now call my crazy... but I am thinking if it is a wing. The rest of the plane must not be too far away. I do not think I have ever read a report of a plane dropping a wing off in a marsh and then returning safely to the airport. Unless Chesley B. Sullenburger was at the controls. Cool find! BTW what did it ring up on your detector and how deep was it?

 

[savant365]

I found out where it came from...



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9b8anjS6Xs

 

[One mans trash...]

Certainly an aircraft wing. I suspect that if you show it to an experienced airframe mechanic, he will get it identified. The rib construction, length of the squarish aileron, and the triangular aileron ribs are distinctive. If it's a near complete wing, it was a small plane, on the order of a Mooney Mite. (It's not a Mite. Wrong construction.) Worth looking into. Might be a known crash. Unless it's military, they don't necessarily get cleaned up. But the rest could be there at some distance or in the water. NTSB has an online searchable database of civil crashes from 1962. Out west, there are plenty of undiscovered crash sites. They're sometimes found while looking for a new crash. If it's an unknown, I suspect you'll ba back out there looking for personal effects if they can find the fuselage or old tree damage where it hit.