# NTSB Accident MIA01LA159
> **Piper PA-28-140** · 2001-06-11 · Dahlonega, GA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA01LA159
- **Event ID:** 20010613X01173
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-06-11
- **Location:** Dahlonega, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.579444, -84.020553
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N43466
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the No. 3 exhaust valve due to fatigue cracking for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and an in-flight collision with a building during an attempted forced landing to unsuitable terrain..

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