# NTSB Accident CHI05FA180
> **Piper PA-28-181** · 2005-04-26 · Lake Michigan, WI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI05FA180
- **Event ID:** 20050428X00522
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-04-26
- **Location:** Lake Michigan, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.268653, -89.617454
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-181
- **Registration:** N5360F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inaccurate preflight planning and his delayed en route decision to make a fuel stop, which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and subsequent ditching.

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