# NTSB Accident WPR21LA245
> **PIPER PA-28-235** · 2021-06-22 · Big Bear City, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR21LA245
- **Event ID:** 20210628103355
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-06-22
- **Location:** Big Bear City, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.263778, -116.85602
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-235
- **Registration:** N15381
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s inadequate flare and subsequent loss of airplane control during an aborted landing in gusting wind, which resulted in impact with trees.

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