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| Date: | Friday 24 August 2007 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Socata TB20 Trinidad |
| Owner/operator: | Blue Skies Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N96DF |
| MSN: | 1059 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2705 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-C4D5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bois Blanc Island, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mackinac Island Airport, MI (MCD/KMCD) |
| Barnaul Airport (BAX/UNBB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The instrument rated private pilot departed from an island based airport on a visual flight rules (VFR) flight to see the coastline and scenery en route to the mainland. Known low clouds and marginal VFR conditions prevailed at the time of departure. The pilot was found in the straits near the island and some airplane parts washed up on a mainland shore in the months after the crash. The airplane and passenger were located in August 2024 in Lake Huron, off the coast of nearby Bois Blanc Island.
Probable Cause: Undetermined.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20070905X01314&key=1
https://www.upmatters.com/news/lost-plane-passengers-remains-found-17-years-after-plane-crash-near-mackinac-island/
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/08/28/plane-that-crashed-in-lake-huron-17-years-ago-found-this-month/74987300007/
https://www.wxyz.com/news/searchers-find-a-missing-plane-and-human-remains-in-lake-huron-after-17-years
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/08/28/searchers-find-a-missing-plane-and-human-remains-in-michigans-lake-huron-after-17-years/74982531007/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 04-Dec-2017 18:48 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Aug-2024 06:14 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Aug-2024 12:21 | Anon. | Updated [Location, ] |
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