Socata TBM 700 accident near Ludington, MI
On November 26, 2023, a Socata TBM 700 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ludington, MI. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 26, 2023
- Place
- Ludington, MI
- Aircraft
- Socata TBM 700 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.968°N, 86.402°W
- NTSB ID
- 20231126193422
Official records · CEN24FA046
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn November 26, 2023, at 1000 eastern standard time, a Socata TBM 700, N850JH, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Ludington, Michigan. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. An instrument flight rules flight plan was filed before the flight from Mason County Airport (LDM) in Ludington, Michigan, to Tri-State Steuben County Airport (ANQ) in Angola, Indiana. The pilot also obtained an electronic weather briefing on the morning of the accident. According to the airport manager, he assisted the pilot and passenger in removing the airplane from an unheated hangar at the airport about 945. The airport manager stated that about 15 minutes after they pulled the airplane from the hangar the pilot taxied the airplane onto runway 8 and began the takeoff roll. The airport manager said that the takeoff appeared to be unremarkable except that the left wing dipped after rotation and the airplane continued to climb in a left bank. He watched the airplane until it disappeared into the clouds. The airport manager reported that it was snowing before and after departure. He took a photograph of the airplane taxiing to the runway and in the photograph, snow accumulation is visible on the ground and on the airplane wings, and horizontal stabilizer. A witness walking her dog about ½ mile north of the departure end of runway 8 said that the airplane sounded loud and low. She said the airplane came over the tree line in a left-wing-low attitude and then disappeare
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to take off with ice/snow contamination on the airplane’s wings, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.
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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.
