# NTSB Accident LAX95FA082
> **PIPER PA-38-112** · 1995-01-20 · JOSHUA TREE, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX95FA082
- **Event ID:** 20001207X02877
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-01-20
- **Location:** JOSHUA TREE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.149871, -116.270706
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-38-112
- **Registration:** N4279E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the operator's inadequate annual inspection by failing to find that the flight control's horizontal section of the 'T' bar was rubbing against the vacuum hoses behind the instrument panel.  The jammed 'T' bar and the rough terrain were factors in this accident.

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