# NTSB Accident LAX93LA291
> **PIPER PA-39** · 1993-07-17 · THERMAL, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX93LA291
- **Event ID:** 20001211X12953
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-07-17
- **Location:** THERMAL, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.480972, -116.100555
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-39
- **Registration:** N8975Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadvertent movement of the landing gear selector switch to the up position.  A factor in the accident was the difference in cockpit switch layout between the PA23 and PA39 aircraft.

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