# NTSB Accident MIA01LA125
> **Piper PA-28-161** · 2001-04-19 · Chapel Hill, NC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA01LA125
- **Event ID:** 20010423X00797
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-04-19
- **Location:** Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.919902, -79.040466
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-161
- **Registration:** N118AW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during takeoff, resulting in an inflight collision with trees during the subsequent emergency landing. A factor in the accident was the lack of suitable terrain to conduct an emergency landing.

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