# NTSB Accident ERA20LA309
> **Piper PA28** · 2020-09-08 · McMinnville, TN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA20LA309
- **Event ID:** 20200908X33742
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-09-08
- **Location:** McMinnville, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.695278, -85.853614
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA28
- **Registration:** N4166Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A total loss of engine power due to a fatigue failure in a cylinder, and the pilot’s subsequent failure to maintain airspeed and her exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack while maneuvering at low altitude.

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