Aircraft Wreckage Found in Lake Huron 17 Years After Crash
The SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad flying from Mackinac Island, Michigan, went down in August 2007.
In August 2007, pilot Karen Dodds, 52, and her fiance, passenger H. Brooke Stauffer Jr., 56, disappeared while flying a SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad from Mackinac Island. [FLYING file photo]
Wreckage and human remains from an airplane crash 17 years ago were discovered in Lake Huron earlier this month, according to Michigan State Police.
According to a report from CBS News Detroit, in August 2007 pilot Karen Dodds, 52, and her fiance, passenger H. Brooke Stauffer Jr., 56, disappeared while flying a SOCATAa TB-20 Trinidad from Mackinac Island. While Dodds’ remains were recovered two months after the crash, the aircraft and Stauffer were never found.
In October 2023, at the request of family members, a private firm, Great Lakes Search and Recovery, resumed the search. Earlier in August, the team discovered aircraft wreckage near Bois Blanc Island.
State police reported that divers recovered skeletal remains from the crash site that have been confirmed to be those of the missing passenger.
Editor’s Note: This article first appeared on AVweb.
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