Nighttime Single-Engine Crash in East Troy (N91061)

Incident Overview and Fatalities On a night flight from Madison to Wheeling, a single-engine aircraft lost control while cruising. The aircraft entered a dive and crashed in East Troy, resulting in the deaths of both occupants on board. The pilot was confirmed to be intoxicated at the time of the accident. ## Official Findings and Contributing Factors The official investigation determined that the probable cause of the accident was an uncontrolled descent following the pilot's physical impairment. Contributing factors included the alcoholic impairment of the pilot's efficiency and judgment, with a recorded blood alcohol level of 1.45‰.