The northernmost point of Morrow Mountain State Park is roughly 2 miles (3.2 km) downstream from Narrows Dam.

Badin Lake offers both residents and visitors a wide range of recreational opportunities such as golf, fishing, boating, hiking, camping, and hunting.

The crew consisted of pilot Second Lieutenant Charles M. McDaniel, USMC and co-pilot Ensign John E. Withrow, USNR.

Withrow were ferrying the plane from Ohio to Cherry Point, NC, but had made an unauthorized detour over McDaniel's family home in Palmerville as a romantic gesture to his bride of seven months.

Navy divers and salvage teams arrived shortly after the crash and located the plane, but were unable to retrieve the crewmen.