# Accident 20130727015109A: Piper PA-28R-200, Cudahy, WI, July 27, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2013, 14:50 local time
- Place: Cudahy, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9436° N, 87.7719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9436&lon=-87.7719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1549X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1549X-2014-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 33,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13FA438](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA438) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130727015109A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN13FA438](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA438), Jul 27, 2013: Piper PA-28R-200 (N1549X), Lake Michigan, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal. 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…

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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