Piper PA-28-160 accident near Lake Mavrovo, Outside the U.S., December 12, 2025
On December 12, 2025 at about 11:30 am local time, a 1961 Piper PA-28-160, registered N5005W, was involved in an accident near Lake Mavrovo, Outside the U.S.. It was a personal flight under non-U.S. private rules. 2 people had minor injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 12, 2025 · about 11:30 am local time
- Place
- Lake Mavrovo, North Macedonia · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people had minor injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-160, built 1961 · all PA-28-160s on the register
- Registration
- N5005W · registry record · serial 28-6
- Damage
- Damage not recorded
- Flight
- Personal flight · non-U.S. private rules
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of engine power (total) during unknown defining event
- Ditching during landing
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Medical certificate: Unknown
- Seat: unk
- Injury: minor injuries
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 2,200 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320 (piston); 0 hours total
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.