# Accident 20050425033169A: Piper PA28181, Milwaukee, WI, April 25, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2005, 23:43 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: General Mitchell Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2687° N, 89.6175° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2687&lon=-89.6175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5360F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5360F-2007-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 100 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05FA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050425033169A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PILOT INDICATED TO MKE TOWER THAT HE WAS OUT OF FUEL AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN LAKE MICHIGAN, 6.3 NM OFF THE EASTERN SHORE. THE PILOT'S BODY WAS NOT RECOVERED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI05FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05FA180), Apr 26, 2005: Piper PA-28-181 (N5360F), Lake Michigan, WI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. 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.

## Other reports on N5360F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880506056219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880506056219I), May 6, 1988: Piper PA28181 (N5360F), Huron, SD. Forced landing in field due to fuel exhaustion. Stated had checked tanks visually before flight. Refueled and left

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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