2 fatal · PIPER PA-28R-200 · 2013-07-27 · Lake Michigan, WI, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN13FA438
Event ID
20130728X01815
Type
Accident
Date
2013-07-27
Location
Lake Michigan, WI, USA
Coordinates
42.943611, -87.771942
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-28R-200
Registration
N1549X
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
An encounter with wake turbulence, which resulted in the pilot’s loss of control of the airplane and its subsequent in-flight breakup. Contributing to the accident was the approach controller’s failure to issue a wake turbulence advisory to the pilot.