# NTSB Accident CEN12FA188
> **PIPER PA-28-161** · 2012-03-18 · Mexico, MO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN12FA188
- **Event ID:** 20120318X91942
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-03-18
- **Location:** Mexico, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.154445, -91.817497
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-161
- **Registration:** N158EA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent collision with trees. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight performance planning before departing on the soft, grass field with a quartering tailwind.

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