# NTSB Accident CEN20LA118
> **Piper PA32R** · 2020-03-11 · Rensselaer, IN, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN20LA118
- **Event ID:** 20200311X01045
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-03-11
- **Location:** Rensselaer, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.948333, -87.178886
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA32R
- **Registration:** N599ST
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NR
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The non-instrument rated pilot’s failure to establish a climb while initiating a missed approach after conducting an instrument approach below weather minimums.

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