ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43701
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| Date: | 24-AUG-2007 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Socata TB20 Trinidad |
| Owner/operator: | Blue Skies Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N96DF |
| MSN: | 1059 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cheboygan, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mackinac Island, MI (MCD) |
| Bad Axe, MI (BAX) | |
| 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) cross country flight to see the coastline and scenery. 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. The airplane and passenger have not been found to date.
Probable Cause: Undetermined.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20070905X01314&key=1
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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] |
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