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Emmet County court declares four 1992 Beaver Island plane-crash victims dead, 1992

Also 1992 Beaver Island Cessna crash death orders · Lammon and Sears death orders

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Date1992-11
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1992-11
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Legal proceeding
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Summary

The December 1992 Beaver Beacon reported that Emmet County Probate Court issued orders establishing death for four people lost in the July 18 Lake Michigan plane crash while traveling toward Beaver Island.

Evidence limits

This is a reprinted newspaper account of court action, not the probate orders, death certificates, or a completed crash investigation.

Sources

  1. Reports separate November probate hearings and death orders for pilot Tom Lammon, Peggy Sue Lammon, and Raymond and Catherine Sears after the July 18 Lake Michigan crash and unsuccessful searches. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1992-12_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held twelve-page issue scan confirms the reprinted court report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1992-12_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Emmet County court declares four 1992 Beaver Island plane-crash victims dead, 1992”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-lake-michigan-plane-crash-death-orders-1992/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1992, “Emmet County Court Rules Plane Crash Victims Dead.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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