Archive · 14 Sep 2026
Wisconsin Congressman Tom Tiffany Hospitalized After Lake Plane Emergency Landing
Tom Tiffany was traveling in a small plane with a pilot.
The plane lost power as it was nearing an airport.
The pilot could not continue flying normally.
Instead, the pilot landed the plane on a lake.
Tiffany and the pilot called for help.
The plane began to sink, so they got out.
They moved toward shallow water until rescuers arrived.
Tiffany was later hospitalized.
Congressman Tom Tiffany was hospitalized after a plane made an emergency landing on a lake.
Tiffany said the plane lost power while approaching an airport.
The pilot managed to land the aircraft directly on the lake.
After calling for help, Tiffany and the pilot left the plane as it began sinking.
They reached shallow water and waited for responders to arrive.
- Who
- Wisconsin Congressman Tom Tiffany and the pilot were aboard the plane.
- What
- The plane lost power, made an emergency landing on a lake, and began sinking; Tiffany was hospitalized.
- Where
- On a lake near an airport; the lake and airport were not identified.
- Why
- The plane made the emergency landing because it lost power during its approach to the airport.
- Person involved
- Tom Tiffany, a Wisconsin congressman
- Incident
- A plane made an emergency landing on a lake
- Cause of emergency
- The plane lost power while approaching an airport
- Aircraft outcome
- The plane began to sink after landing
- Rescue response
- Tiffany and the pilot called for help, then reached shallow water until responders arrived
- Reported status
- Tiffany was hospitalized