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.

Thursday, August 29, 2024 at 11:29 AM ET

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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]

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Wreckage and human remains from a plane crash that occurred 17 years ago (August 2007) were recently discovered in Lake Huron.
The crash involved pilot Karen Dodds (whose remains were recovered two months after the incident) and passenger H. Brooke Stauffer Jr., whose remains and the aircraft were previously missing.
A private firm, Great Lakes Search and Recovery, located the wreckage and skeletal remains, which have since been confirmed to be Stauffer Jr.'s, providing closure to the family.

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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.

Amelia Walsh

Amelia Walsh is a private pilot who enjoys flying her family’s Columbia 350. She is based in Colorado and loves all things outdoors including skiing, hiking, and camping.