# NTSB Accident ATL05CA102
> **Piper PA-28-180** · 2005-06-18 · Luka, MS, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL05CA102
- **Event ID:** 20050712X00989
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-06-18
- **Location:** Luka, MS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.776111, -88.166389
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N5TJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Loss of engine power due to the total failure of the exhaust valve on the number 2 cylinder, and the pilot's misjudgment of speed/distance/altitude which resulted in a overshoot of the runway and subsequent in-flight collision with trees. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience.

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