# NTSB Accident CEN13FA438
> **PIPER PA-28R-200** · 2013-07-27 · Lake Michigan, WI, USA · FATL
## 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.

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