What happened
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(-23) Aircraft departed mackinac island, (mcd) enroute bad axe, (bax). The flight failed to arrive at destination. Reports indicate that various aircraft parts matching missing aircraft were found in lake huron approximately 6.5 miles ese of Cheboygan, MI. As of date of report divers have failed to locate wreckage, they have however found the body of the pilot. We are unable to locate the pilot logbooks or the aircraft records at this time. No corrective action was taken because it is a fatality.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MACKINAC ISLAND, (MCD) ENROUTE BAD AXE, (BAX). THE FLIGHT FAILED TO ARRIVE AT DESTINATION. REPORTS INDICATE THAT VARIOUS AIRCRAFT PARTS MATCHING MISSING AIRCRAFT WERE FOUND IN LAKE HURON APPROXIMATELY 6.5 MILES ESE OF CHEBOYGAN, MI. AS OF DATE OF REPORT DIVERS HAVE FAILED TO LOCATE WRECKAGE, THEY HAVE HOWEVER FOUND THE BODY OF THE PILOT. WE ARE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PILOT LOGBOOKS OR THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS AT THIS TIME. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN BECAUSE IT IS A FATALITY.
NTSB investigation
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