What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 27, 2013, at 1950Z a Piper PA-28R, N1349X, while flying north along the western shore of lake Michigan, was vectored east by mke approach control to avoid delta airline MD-90 traffic on final approach to mke runway 25L. N1349X turned north and intersected the airliner course approximately 1 mile behind and at the same altitude. At this point, simultaneous loss of radar contact and communications occurred. The private pilot and one passenger, also a private pilot, received fatal injuries and the aircraft was destroyed. The aircraft was being operated by the owner, william g. gensler, as a personal flight under 14 CFR part 91, when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 27, 2013, AT 1950Z A PIPER PA-28R, N1349X, WHILE FLYING NORTH ALONG THE WESTERN SHORE OF LAKE MICHIGAN, WAS VECTORED EAST BY MKE APPROACH CONTROL TO AVOID DELTA AIRLINE MD-90 TRAFFIC ON FINAL APPROACH TO MKE RUNWAY 25L. N1349X TURNED NORTH AND INTERSECTED THE AIRLINER COURSE APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE BEHIND AND AT THE SAME ALTITUDE. AT THIS POINT, SIMULTANEOUS LOSS OF RADAR CONTACT AND COMMUNICATIONS OCCURRED. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER, ALSO A PRIVATE PILOT, RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE OWNER, WILLIAM G. GENSLER, AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.