Preliminary Reports
Two Killed in Departure Accident, Socata TBM 700, Nov. 26, 2023, Ludington, Michigan
The pilot and only passenger were killed when the single-engine turboprop went down moments after takeoff from Runway 8 of Mason County Airport. The Part 91 personal flight was operating on an IFR clearance to Tri-State Steuben County Airport in Angola, Indiana. Prevailing weather included visibility of three-quarters of a mile in snow beneath a 400-foot overcast layer, with temperature and dew point equal at -1 deg C.