# Accident 20010611021469A: Piper PA28140, Dahlonega, GA, June 11, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2001, 15:24 local time
- Place: Dahlonega, GA
- Airport: Lumpkin Co-Wimpys Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5794° N, 84.0206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5794&lon=-84.0206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43466, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43466-2014-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010611021469A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE PILOT INVOLVED FLEW THIS AIRCRAFT OVER TWO HOURS EARLIER THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT. HE FLEW FROM 9A0 TO GVL AND BACK TO 9A0. LATER IN THE DAY HE DECIDED TO DO SOME PATERN WORK AT 9A0. THE PILOT WAS LANDING, TAXI TO THE OPPOSITE END OF THE RUNWAY AND TURNED AROUND TO TAKEOFF IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AS THE WIND WAS CALM. DUE TO THE MOUNTAINOUS NATURE OF THE ENVIRONMENT, THE PILOT SAID THAT HE ALWAYS CHECKED TE MAGNETOS AND WAS LEANING THE AIRCRAFT FOR MAXIMUM POWER ON EACH TAKEOFF (ALL LANDINGS WERE FULL STOP). ON APPROXIMATELY THE THIRD TAKEOFF (CONDUCTED ON RUNWAY 15) THE PILOT COMPLETED HIS TAKEOFF CHECK, INCLUDED LEANING THE AIRCRAFT AND STARTED THE DEPARTURE. WHEN HE WAS AIRBORNE AND BEYOND THE MIDDLE OF THE RUNWAY (APPROXIMATELY 50-100 AGL) THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPUDDER/RUN ROUGH. HE LOOKED DOWN TO SEE IF THE BOOST PUMP WAS ON (AND IT WAS) AND THEN INCREASED THE MIXTURE. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO LOSE POWER, SPEED AND ALTITUDE. THE PILOT TURNED APPROXIMATELY 40 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT TO HEAD FOR LOWER TERRAIN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA01LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA159), Jun 11, 2001: Piper PA-28-140 (N43466), Dahlonega, GA, substantial damage. 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…

## Other reports on N43466 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760115004012A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760115004012A), Jan 15, 1976: Piper PA28140 (N43466), Melbourne, FL, Substantial damage. R wing of N43466 dmgd by prop ctc of N55817.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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