ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 315852
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| Date: | Friday 23 June 2023 |
| Time: | 08:44 |
| Type: | Avid Magnum |
| Owner/operator: | D&R Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N103DG |
| MSN: | 6M |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Michigan, near Beaver Island, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Beaver Island Airport, MI (KSJX) |
| Beaver Island Airport, MI (KSJX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On June 23, 2023, about 0844 eastern daylight time, an Avid Magnum airplane, N103DG, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Beaver Island, Michigan. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The passenger was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot reported that he was on a local sightseeing flight at the time of accident. The airplane inadvertently impacted the surface of Lake Michigan about 3.25 miles northwest of the Beaver Island shoreline. The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a SOS message from the pilot’s emergency beacon. The airplane came to rest in about 20 feet of water. The floats were separated and recovered about 250 yards from the main wreckage.
During the accident sequence, the left and right wing, empennage, and fuselage were substantially damaged. An post recovery airframe and engine examination is planned.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.9and10news.com/2023/06/23/lake-michigan-plane-crash-leaves-one-dead-one-injured-near-beaver-island/
https://eu.petoskeynews.com/story/news/accident/2023/06/23/coast-guard-responds-to-plane-crash-near-beaver-island/70352142007/
https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/michigan/2-involved-in-northern-mi-plane-crash-near-beaver-island
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=103DG
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gunfighter157/48771105608/in/photostream/lightbox/ (photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 March 2010 | N103DG | Private | 0 | Lowell, Michigan | |
sub |
Location
Media:
NTSB investigating today's crash of an Avid Magnum airplane into Lake Michigan near Beaver Island, Michigan.
— NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) June 23, 2023
#SAR The Coast Guard, working with the Charlevoix County Sheriff’s Dept, responded to an aircraft crash in the vicinity of Beaver Island, MI. Aircrew from AIRSTA Traverse City hoisted 1 PIW from the water and sheriff dept. divers recovered the second PIW from the submerged wreck. pic.twitter.com/MWyQWFmNPI
— USCG Great Lakes (@USCGGreatLakes) June 23, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2023 19:22 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 23-Jun-2023 19:56 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 30-Jun-2023 02:29 | Captain Adam | Updated |
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