Socata TB-20 Trinidad accident near Cheboygan, MI
On August 24, 2007, a Socata TB-20 Trinidad (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cheboygan, MI. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 24, 2007
- Place
- Cheboygan, MI
- Aircraft
- Socata TB-20 Trinidad · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 45.852°N, 84.640°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070905X01314
Official records · CHI07FA279
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 24, 2007, about 1330 eastern daylight time, N96DF, registered as a Socata TB-20 Trinidad airplane, piloted by a private pilot, was presumed to have sustained substantial damage on impact with Lake Huron near Cheboygan, Michigan. The personal flight was operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No visual flight rules (VFR) or instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was on file. The pilot sustained fatal injuries and the passenger is presumed to have sustained fatal injuries. The flight originated from the Mackinac Island Airport (MCD), on Mackinac Island, Michigan, and was destined for the Huron County Memorial Airport (BAX), near Bad Axe, Michigan. According to a co-owner of the airplane and pilot requested weather forecasts, the flight was a cross country flight from MCD to BAX. A pilot who spoke with the accident pilot before the accident flight and who was departing MCD about the same time as the accident pilot, in part, reported: On the ride to the airport [the pilot] and I discussed the weather, her plans, and the fact that the AWOS [Automated Weather Observing System] ceiling reports were incorrect. I was quite puzzled over [the pilot's] decision to depart VFR. They did not seem to be in any great hurry to depart - I believe they were going to her parents and I don't recall any discussion of any event that they needed to reach at a specific time. I stated I was getting a void time clearance off the field as I didn't think I could maintain VFR long enough
Probable cause
Undetermined.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
