# NTSB Accident WPR09LA202
> **ALEXANDER THOMAS P SPORTSMAN GS-2** · 2009-04-18 · El Dorado HIlls, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR09LA202
- **Event ID:** 20090419X94941
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-04-18
- **Location:** El Dorado HIlls, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.666667, -121.050003
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ALEXANDER THOMAS P
- **Model:** SPORTSMAN GS-2
- **Registration:** N209TP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The in-flight separation of the elevator control torque tube rod end bearing from the elevator torque tube as a result of incorrectly tightened rod end bearing lock nuts.

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