Piper PA-28-160 N5005W
12 December 2025 · Lake Mavrovo, Macedonia · Minor injuries
Summary
On 12 December 2025 at about 11:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-160 registered N5005W was involved in an accident near Lake Mavrovo, Macedonia. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.
The record
- Date
- at 11:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lake Mavrovo, Macedonia
- Coordinates
- 41.6833, 20.7500
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-160
- Registration
- N5005W
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1961
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Unknown
- NTSB number
- GAA26WA049
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 9,402 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 2019 | Cessna P210 | Solunska glava (LBSF), Macedonia | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 6 Sep 2016 | Piper PA34 | Skopje, Macedonia, Macedonia | - | Fatal | 6 |