Why, you might ask, are all these aircraft components assumed to be in the same small area? (The following is NOT necessarily the opinion of TIGHAR.)
It is time to take the opportunity to discuss the general underwater topography. The Earhart Electra came to rest in this concentrated are, in my opinion, because it found its way into an "arroyo" between two underwater ridges, one to the South and one to the North. The attachments show views to each side, 2012 to the South, and 2010 to the North. Like a giant funnel, all the aircraft parts have been directed into one small area, tethered together in large part by antenna cables, control cables, conduits, fuel lines, electrical wires and the like.
Discovered photographically in 2010, though not recognized immediately, the same area has been photographed again in the summer of 2012. We are fortunate to have two opposing views of the same debris field. It shows us many common components (landing gear, battery, HF transmitter, fuselage fuel tank, WC compartment and toilet) adding assurance that this is, indeed, the resting place of NR16020, the Earhart Electra.
Many will argue with these assertions, and that is fine, because skepticism is the nursemaid to truth. But when all is said, and done, I believe that we will have to conclude that the final resting place of Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan is that place identified on the Phoenix chart as Location #1, also known as the Balderston Debris Field.