# NTSB Accident CEN21LA014
> **PIPER PA32R** · 2020-10-10 · Kimberling City, MO, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN21LA014
- **Event ID:** 20201013102133
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-10-10
- **Location:** Kimberling City, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.62629, -93.423947
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA32R
- **Registration:** N3445Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in his inadvertent departure with the tow bar connected to the nose wheel, and the low approach while returning to the airport, which allowed the tow bar to contact trees.

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