# NTSB Accident ERA21LA183
> **PIPER PA-28-140** · 2021-04-12 · Weyers Cave, VA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA21LA183
- **Event ID:** 20210413102905
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-04-12
- **Location:** Weyers Cave, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.263833, -78.896444
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N7242F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Maintenance personnel’s inadequate inspection of the rudder control system, which resulted in failure of the rudder control assembly and the pilot’s loss of control during a go-around.

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